Hello everyone,
I think I may have lost two close friendships in less than a month. I don’t form close connections easily, and I think I’ve slowly been becoming afraid of getting too close to people in case I lose 
them. At the same time, I really crave these close bonds with people. Both the friends I seem to have lost are on the spectrum, (one formally recognised, the other suspected.)
I can be very clingy with the people I care about most, which I think can be intense for them. But where is the line between clinginess and loyalty? Of course when someone tells me they need space I do my best to respect that. I don’t know how else to balance out the clinginess while also staying loyal. I desperately want to be a good friend and I don’t know what else I’m doing wrong that seems to push people away.
If anyone can relate to any of this or can offer thoughts, I would really appreciate hearing from you. Thank you for reading
