Feeling Left Out in Social Situations

Communication helps so much. And if they don't hear you are they really your friends?

I made a choice to tell my friends how I'm feeling and communicate. My best friend knows when I say I can't but thank you for asking that I appreciate the consideration but I mentally or physically can't.

i feel this, especially as a uni student where a bunch of my friends and their friends like to go to parties. i cannot socially function well in large gatherings, so i either end up feeling left out or having to spend a ton of energy forcing myself to socialize and "let loose." it's exhausting. i still want to encourage you though, OP, that we're not meant to go through life alone. i don't mean you have to engage in those super isolating social environments, but it's still critical that we have loving people around us who are willing to engage personally, one-to-one, with us when we need them. i hope your friends are willing to do that for you. you deserve that. sending hugs, OP ♡

I always feel like this. It’s refreshing to see someone else be able to describe the same things i feel & think