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Hi! I'm new to this app and really wanted some advice and am really hoping to be abke to talk to people in a similar situation to me. I've always been painfully shy but I've had severe social anxiety since the age of 11 when I first started getting bullied at school. This has also led to depression and I've been almost completely socially isolated since. I turned 26 the other day and literally have been in a pit of severe depression constantly thinking about the fact that I've got zero friends and have never been in a romantic relationship at all (I've never even kissed anyone). I'm absolutely terrified that I will be alone forever. I literally have no one who cares about me. It's not like I want to be alone, I really want to meet someone and get married and have friends but I'm so scared of any kind of social interaction because I just think everyone is going to bully me / hate me / judge me. Can anyone relate to this at all? Does anyone have any advice at all for how to overcome this and start having relationships? I would really really appreciate any help anyone can offer. Thank you!
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I was bullied in school. Once I got to college I decided to accept my weirdness and be cool about it . I now don’t apologize for being different. In terms of making friends I have a few but I’m more independent person. Just be yourself if you like nerdy stuff then find your community of people through work, school, clubs
I can relate. I’m 21, but I’ve also never been in a relationship or kissed anyone. I have a really hard time making friends and I currently don’t have any. I’ve dealt with social anxiety and depression and I tend to isolate myself when I’m struggling. I’ve been struggling a lot with anxiety and depression for a year and a half (I’ve struggled in the past. This is just my current episode) and I’m starting to come out of it a little bit, so I can share what I’ve done to help myself. I still haven’t figured out the relationship side of things yet, but hopefully I can. 😁 You’re welcome to shoot me a message if you’d like to talk.
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@unicorn Thank you for your reply 🙂 It's really reassuring to know that I'm not completely alone in this. That's so kind of you, it would be really helpful to hear what you've done to help yourself. I'm completely stuck at the moment 😥
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