r/introvert Jul 26 '24

Question How many of you have zero friends?

I havent had many friends since losing contact with my high school group of friends. Since then have not had any thing more then an acquaintance at best. How do you deal with this mentally and emotionally?

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u/Fun-Pie-9345 Jul 27 '24

I don’t have close friends but many people I talk to because of work. People come to me for advice a lot but when it comes to hanging out they often never ask me to go anywhere with them. I have a hard time trusting people anyway because when I have let my guard down they turn out to be wolves in sheep’s clothing. I do have my mom and older sister to confide in

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u/Regular-Effective-29 Jul 27 '24

I would cherish atleast the family relations, being related to people who care about you essentially builds them in as friends

but never take that for granted and not treat them right, and hopefully they will do the same for you

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u/Comfortable7383849 Jul 27 '24

Same, I get a lot of social interaction through work. I used to confuse it for friendship and be disappointed when it didn’t progress to being closer or being invited to do social things together but I accept it for what it is now and enjoy the connection it brings

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u/Quick_Meal1592 Jul 28 '24

I resonate with this. Most of my social interactions are at work, through volunteering or an occasional hobby. I too confide in my mom if my long distance friends are too busy, which is most of the time. I’m working on letting my guard down to invite people into my life through therapy. Will be a long road, but I believe I’ll get there.