How the %π$@!? do I make good friends when it feels like everyone around me are those cactuses that look super soft and cuddly but actually will stab you if approached (beehaw.org)

submitted 10 months ago by Lowbird@beehaw.org to c/neurodivergence@beehaw.org

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It just feels exhausting and hopeless lately and I'm afraid I'll just end up being lonely forever.

/vent over, thank you, carry on. Please don't absorb my upset into your own heart.

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 11 points 10 months ago

I think the best way to find people you truly connect with is to pursue your interests.

I like sports and unconventional, strange people, so for the last decade I've been part of the roller derby and theatre communities in my city.

That said, any time you open up to anyone you're risking heartbreak. That is always going to be the case. It's up to you to decide if it's worth the risk in the end. I say that as someone who's more than happy alone.

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