Meeting new people

@independentOak9045 I get you. I've found that after leaving school it can be hard to make friends.

Do you have any particular interests or hobbies? One great way to try to at least meet people is to try to find events on places like Yelp or your local newspaper or Craigslist for anything that might interest you at all. You may not make friends but you might at least get out and meet nice people.

Good luck!

At 25 I didn't have friends either. :(

It's uncomfortable and scary at first, but you can do it. Remember talking to people is not a commitment. I recommend keeping it casual and slightly distant at first. Test the waters so you don't get too emotionally invested too early. Take it easy and light and be sure to give yourself plenty of alone time to recover after encounters. Don't try to appease the other side by agreeing to go anywhere or do anything you feel stressed about. I've turned down plenty of offers to go out to places or events that made me too anxious. If the friend gets displeased and stops inviting me out- well, so be it. A real friend will understand and enjoy doing things you both like together. I in turn have to understand that most people are not as anxious as I am, and let them go do what they enjoy without me.

Best of luck no matter what. 🙂

I stay inside most of the time so I don't meet new people. Since I started homeschooling it's even worse. sometimes I can't even be around family without feeling like it's too much to deal with.

I'm a 27 y/o stay at home mother, I don't have anyone to talk to most days but my son. Idk how to make new friends because my anxiety gets the beat of me I'm ready for a change but I don't know where to start