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I hate feeling so lonely

Freckles

I'm a 25 woman and barely have any friends. I don't go out often unless I am with a 'safe person' (such as going shopping with my sister, or walking the dogs with my fiancé) because I have agoraphobia. I feel like this is an issue for a lot of people because I don't go out to meet with friends or do anything that neurotypical people would consider 'normal' in a friendship. I wish I could, but I just can't. I don't have many people I can talk to either because my friends (literally 2 people) have busy lives, whereas I am unable to work or partake in recreational activities. 

So I suppose this is me asking if any other 25 year olds who are lonely want to make a friend? I live in the U.K. and my main interests right now are gaming, photography, reading and tiktok. I usually respond straight away providing I am awake.

  • Hi Freckles, 

    I was planning on making a fairly similar post myself until I saw what you wrote and decided to respond. I'm not quite 25, (28) but I hope that I can be of service. I'm currently training to teach abroad in Thailand, so I don't have many people I can talk to on a regular basis from back in the UK. I will be moving back home in April, and will need to relocate in September to pursue qualifications so I can teach properly at home. I am happy to be someone you can talk to about life if you are interested?

    I'm happy to talk more about myself privately if you like. Like you, i'm interested in games, (I run two D&D campaigns) photography (Mostly as a hobby to capture my experiences while travelling abroad) and reading where possible. 

    Take care, and I hope things look up for you soon!

  • Hi Freckles - I'm not volunteering for the role because despite my young-at-heart character, I'm in my mid 50s.

    But, I wanted to stop by to offer the benefit or my experience here and to also show that people do read but sometimes don't know how to respond.

    In my opinion, the best approach to take here is to get a little bit known and take part in some other threads. (Especially 3 good things and others that pop up to the top)

    Get to know other people by reading their posts and replying.

    Do this over a period of several weeks, even months!

    Then if you have had a number of interactions with someone and feel that you have something in common with someone, or just find them interesting then maybe ask to connect to them by hovering over their name and requesting friendship. Do this with more than one person.

    [IMPORTANT - do not be despondent if some people don't accept because we all have our own concerns and some people want to be main board only, but haven't changed their settings to say so]

    This board really is a great place to get to know people and become friends.

    Also, be careful of accounts that don't have much activity. That's not to say that they are dubious, but you are less likely to know.