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Hello New here and a question on lonliness

Retro

Hi all, I’ve know about this society for a while now and thought I’d give it ago, my sister told me about it a while back and thought it be a good idea to try and talk here so got the confidence at midnight to do so lol, just turned 22 recently and been diagnosed with autism I believe 4 or 3 years and ADHD I think for a year now ( I struggle to keep track ) and also recently finally got on some medication which will hopefully help

Now I’m sure this question has been has been asked alot but, currently at uni and had some falling outs sadly 6 - 7 months ago now and some not nice things said to me so that probably is affecting it.

Anyways the question being even though I know I have some friends even if it’s not too many and I know I have family and loved ones around me. Is it still normal to feel really lonely? Like even the times I go out with family or the rare times I get to go out with a friend I still feel really lonely. anyone feel like this or just a me thing.

( also my first time using a forum this is so odd to me lol)

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  • Hi Retro, and welcome to the online community!  It's nice to have you here.  There are a lot of topics and conversations to get involved in here, so I hope you find something that you enjoy and manage to make some connections.

    I'm sorry to hear that you're feeling lonely.  It certainly can be a common experience for autistic and neurodivergent people, for a variety of reasons.  NAS has a guidance page on loneliness for autistic folks here that you might find helpful to look at: Loneliness 
    It includes other autistic people's experiences of loneliness in their own lives, as well as some advice and links to external resources.

    I hope this is helpful to you, and remember that the online community is always here for you!  Wishing you all the best, and good luck at university!

    - Nicola Mod

  • in reply to Nicola Mod

    Thank you Nicola I will have a look through that guidance page once I get a moment ^^

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