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Conflicted about friendship

User Profile: Scarf427
Scarf427 August 30th, 2025

I am so lonely that it's overwhelming, it physically hurts– but I don't want friends.

Like if I could just take a magic pill that would make this feeling go away, I would. I used to be content with being alone but now it's just intensely painful. The obvious solution is to let myself have friends again but I'm stuck at not wanting them. A woman tried very hard a while ago to befriend me but I just kept shooting her down, and it really hurt her.

I don't think I'll ever have friends again, and I just want to make peace with it. I've messed up a lot.

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User Profile: sh3ll3y924
sh3ll3y924 August 30th, 2025

don’t you feel bad, I’m in the same boat as you are it definitely can be lonely and overwhelming but we’re the only ones holding us back so we can get back out there and meet new friends. Like hi I’m Shelley. Nice to meet you. :-)

User Profile: sh3ll3y924
sh3ll3y924 August 30th, 2025

don’t you feel bad, I’m in the same boat as you are it definitely can be lonely and overwhelming but we’re the only ones holding us back so we can get back out there and meet new friends. Like hi I’m Shelley. Nice to meet you. :-)