What makes it harder for you to make new friends?

@ASilentObserver @ninetaleslove @Busranurr @Hope3729 @River @Akshita0612 @BeyondTheInvisible @Diandra @YourFriendForever @Specialeyes53 @Francescahelps @PepperMintLove @SupportiveMonkey46 @Helping2findaway @BookLover95 @electricLily13 @scenicwindow @ShareenBirgesBASSCounGDYMH @Auditormadness9 @charmingbeauty55 @dancersoul @FranklyMaple @GodsBabyGirl1981 @grassup @gymnast9460 @ingeniousfriend59 @tryingmybest7 @Lovelylady18 @phia7292 @phia7293 @red85 @dopey @GodsBabyGirl1981 @LePapillon @pamharley003 @sgtdavis33 @CalmingStar @SaimaK @River

Click here to be added or removed from taglist

My mood swings

Stubbornness

Pickiness

@River Hey Rivereeno, this is an awesome post. Thank you.

My hectic schedule makes it difficult to make new friends.

Fear that I'm not interesting. Being far too shy. Not knowing what to say and how to react in social situations. Fear of being considered too needy or a burden or being rejected.

@River I find it harder to relate to people as I get older and feel I'm just a natural loner.

Things that make it hard for me to make new friends are -

My illnesses, I stay indoors and to myself alot, I can be quite/shy, introverted etc...I talk and hang out with my boyfriend, I lost friends in the past and never really "went back out" and made more, I am getting older and I am not to sure that I can "start over" with getting friends or in general, I can have a fear of judgement just some things on why I think that it is hard to make and keep friends etc...

My social anxiety, and that I won't be accepted for who I am (in terms of my strong moral beliefs and asserting when I don't want to be pressured into something I don't want to do). Also, that I'm afraid about being judged and if I'm not compatible with or don;t have much in common with the other person, like I have to please them or else I'll lose them

@River

my awkwardness

Being introverted, fear of rejection makes it extra hard. I prefer people approaching me insead of thinking whether I'm good enough..

Honestly I always feel like I'm bothering people when I go and start talking to them. Also the time the only friend I had (not so) kindly told me to get out of her face was super painful, our friendship lasted for 7 years and all of the sudden she drops me for her other friend she met only 2 month ago, not that I am jealous, just that after all this years I thought I was more than a coat you can put back in the closet as it pleases you. And the fact that she knew I was going through a rough time and that I told her she was the only one I could count on the day before it happen just make it worse. It was a few years ago so now I'm okay with it.