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I’ve moved around a lot my entire life, and was raised partially by a single father.

Because of this, I have a hard time seeing the purpose of friends in my life, and knowing how to make them/ even just have a bond. I’m so used to having a boyfriend at every place I move to, but have found that my lack of friends hurts my relationship as well as myself. I have too high of expectations of my boyfriend, and trust no one. Socially, I am a hermit and am often depressed and closed off. I have addictive behaviors, which perhaps have been my escape or my fill for boredom… I can’t continue living like this, I think it’s killing me slowly.

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Anchorage, AK, US | 2 months ago (11 hours, 34 minutes after post)

Find some friends who you can keep in touch with even as you move around, the longer you maintain a relationship the easier it will be to open up to that individual and share with them. The process of opening up and becoming more social takes time but I think a good was of starting is to start building long term relationships.

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