Struggling with friendships?

Hello all,

A bit of late night self reflection. I'm not very articulate.

I keep having low mood dips now and then. Feeling overall loneliness and seclusion. So I go out and re-connect with old friends, new friends and ect... But, once this mood wares off, I just go about my life and have no interest at all in any kind of interaction. I've got a partner whom I live with, but it feels different with them? I never grow tired of them and always want to make an effort. But I cannot find this same attitude to anyone else. I feel bad but not even towards my family.

Even friends whom I'm really close with. I just feel this great sense of drain whenever I try.

The thought of having a close knit group of friends, who I drink, craft, hike and go out with sounds amazing! But in practice it just seems exhausting. I dont really know how to describe it, but I just feel alienated and have this deep feeling of 'I just havent found the right group yet'.

Does anyone else struggle with these feelings?

I feel like it doesnt help that my interests don't really allign with anyone my age. Most people my own age just seem like... Dull and ambitionless? Like I said, not articulate.

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  • Yes, you have just summed up exactly how I feel about friendships. I also have a partner who I never grow tired of and feel relaxed and completely myself with. I do have friends I like to see occasionally, and although it's good to see them, afterwards I feel a bit drained and weirdly unsettled for a while.

    I also understand what you mean about finding a lot of people dull and ambitionless - I don't feel that way with my few friends, but I have felt it with many people I worked with.

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  • Yes, you have just summed up exactly how I feel about friendships. I also have a partner who I never grow tired of and feel relaxed and completely myself with. I do have friends I like to see occasionally, and although it's good to see them, afterwards I feel a bit drained and weirdly unsettled for a while.

    I also understand what you mean about finding a lot of people dull and ambitionless - I don't feel that way with my few friends, but I have felt it with many people I worked with.

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