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No real irl friends
Seb
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I have 2 irl friends. One I haven’t seen since college 2 years ago and the other one is busy now with work. I was going to my local mental health place and they had a club and I was making friends but it shut down until further notice. I just keep on feeling depressed and aimless. Like I don’t want to go outside. Because I’ll be doing everything alone. I spend time with my family every week, but I don’t have any irl friends and it’s really affecting me. I’m not sure if my mental health place is open again, and I’m not sure where else to look to find people my age to be friends with. Just feeling really demotivated and down about it really.
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Hey @Seb, Thanks for sharing this with us, we're here for you through this as your community, you're not alone. I'm hearing that you're feeling frustrated with not being able to see your 2 irl friends, and your local mental health place shutting down until further notice. You're wondering about your mental health place being back open again, is that something you would be able to find out? We're all here for you @Seb, don't feel like you have to do this on your own.
I’m feeling stilted today. I still don’t have any more irl friends, but I do have a few online friends. I just feel lost as to what to do next. I want to go out with my friends, join clubs and talk to people irl. I just feel so overwhelmed
@Seb you could try a youth club! there's lots of them round my area!
pronounced double-hp not h2p (don't say it as you see it)
thank you @h2p I’ve been looking there. I feel like I’m trying to do too many hobbies and balancing them all feels impossible. 5+ hobbies that I wanna learn. Is it possible to do it all at once/ manage my time or am I juggling too many things?
I also don’t know how to find likeminded people irl that share my interests. I’m looking into joining clubs and social things near me, but no luck so far. It’s not a case of “I can’t bear to be by myself” it’s the opposite. “I wanna do my hobbies and enjoy things with people”. Especially young people.
How did you find the youth club @Seb ? 5+ hobbies sounds amazing, I know a lot of people struggle to find one thing they want to learn. Having so many different interests can only ever be a good thing, I think. What are your hobbies? What would you say are the ones you're the most interested in right now?
@Sabah I agree it’s not a bad thing to have so many hobbies. I like to draw, write, paint, knitting and I want to learn a few instruments, among other things. I think that’s the problem is I can’t focus on one thing at a time. I haven’t found any youth clubs near me yet
@Seb Those sound like brilliant hobbies to have, but it sounds like it's been difficult to manage your time to fit those all in. I'm curious, have you found any clubs for those hobbies that might help you meet some like-minded people who share a similar interest to you?