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Cece7

656d

I feel like friendships are impossible to keep when dealing with ptsd. I feel like I don’t have the time or energy to keep up with texting people or scheduling times to see anyone. I forget to respond to messages all the time and struggle keeping in contact. I don’t really have any friends to talk to anyways and the few ones I do have are all busy in their own lives so it just feels like I’m not meant to have any friends right now.

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    • Chesbro99

      656d

      I feel like everyone else already has their friends and I'm just the last one alone

    • Blaze_Wolf

      654d

      Hey everyone, not sure if we will click but if you'd like a friend feel free to inbox me. I understand the struggles of not replying because of pain and mental health. (I have both I'm battling.) I also am home every day because of these things leaving me unable to work. So feel free to see if we can be friends. I'm open minded, LGBTQ friendly, and try really hard not to judge anyone. TIA for reading.

    • KareBare

      654d

      I feel the same way all of you do. I am a burden to people, I m too much for people because of my mental health. I had my husband as my best friend for years then he turned to crack, now I only have associates, and my husband who is trying to stay clean. I stay to my self and only make small talk with people. It feels really lonely.

    • eternity.rising

      654d

      i feel the same way. try making small gestures, send little texts asking how your friends are and what they’ve been up to, and slowly work your way to spending more time w/ each other

    • Shenna

      656d

      I completely understand this one!!! I have 1 friend that has been my best friend for over 20 years. I also have 2 sisters. Whenever I do reach out to them, I feel like they're busy. So I'll end our conversation by saying 'well, I'll irritate you later'. And back to boredom for me. I really do keep to myself and try not to bother anyone.

    • OGScientist

      656d

      Same.

    • dream6284

      656d

      I know the feeling. Friends are impossible to keep... they get tired of me always apologizing and I feel like I'm bothering them

      • Cece7

        656d

        @dream6284 I know I feel like my existence is just a burden to these people like I’m just going to drag them down with my issues.

    • Chesbro99

      656d

      I feel like everyone else already has their friends and I'm just the last one alone

      • Cece7

        656d

        @Chesbro99 exactly. I totally get that feeling. My husband has a huge group of friends he’s known his whole life and such a solid group of people and I have like 1 friend I met a couple years ago and 2 cousins I would talk to more regularly but I haven’t really talked much to any of them in weeks now. I feel like I’m too much for people like my mental illnesses are just too much for people to have in their lives so they just put distance between us when I’m really struggling and it makes me feel like I’ll never have real good friends.

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