Struggling to make friends

Hi, I am struggling to make friends and I would like help on how to make friends and to be more confident in myself but at the moment I am struggling badly is there anyway anyone can help me thanks x

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  • We'll be your friends whilst you figure out how to tackle this extremely common challenge in your own proximate world.

    True friends take a long of time to materialise in my experience, and can manifest very slowly from the least likely of places, and then you suddenly realise they are beside you.  Accordingly, be super patient for real friends and don't discount anyone for any reason.

    In the meanwhile my mantra is "company is company."

    If you want to catch a fish, you have to go fishing.

    If you can't face fishing yet, then at least go to the lake, sea or river regularly and just wander around.  This will stop you developing a fear of water (if nothing else.)

    Maybe go on a boat trip - there are plenty of videos on Youtube of inexplicable fishes jumping into boats, even when they are not fishing.

    Apologies for the out-of-control analogy, but you get the point I hope.

    Stay positive and patient.

  • I love this reply Blush

    my son has had huge difficulties with making friends (made ten times worse by having Selective Mutism as well as being autistic). 

    I read out these replies to him  -we both really appreciated them Tropical fishOceanOceanOcean

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