ughhhh, that is so many people in such a short period of time heretic! it's just heart breaking...

i'm sorry......

do you keep in touch with them?? you havent lost them just becuase they are not with you physically......

(((((((((((((((((((((((((heretic))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Thank you weneego, 2 cut off all contact and the other 3 slowly faded away. It is heartbreaking, and greatly adds to my depression. Totally sucks.

Awww, that is a lot in a short time. So very sorry. :( Sending you hugs!

That is really rough!!I have to tell you though that you must make a supreme effort to make new friends.It is very important in this world to have somebody somewhere interested in what you are doing,did you have some great coffee this morning,do you hate your job etc.I moved away from all my friends 3 years ago and though I never see them I fight to keep in touch and in contact with them through my computer.I also reach out on my computer constantly looking for people to chat with,talk about books,movies,life whatever.Just don't give up!Reach inside you and give it a big try!You will be rewarded!

it is hard...I guess there was reason they faded away or cut off contact but it certainly hurts us and our feelings to not have friends....hugs bill

heretic, just curious after bill's post, do you understand why they left your life???? it is NOT to say it is your fault but you said they intentionally left....do you know why? are you willing to look at that?> to see if there is any truth to that? or is it simply that the moved away? i may have misunderstood your last post.....

That is painful! I have had a few move over the past few years too, but thankfully still have some steadfast friends here that I hope are not going anywhere. I know how it hurts to lose a friend though... Why is there no interest in making new friends? Is there a way you can make new friends there if you wanted?

I know how you feel heretic, in the last 4 months I had to deal with some health issues and all four of my closest friends just stopped talking to me. I can't figure out why, but am done trying. It hurts a lot, I know, but unfortunately there's a point where we just have to let them go and move on. Not easy to reach though.

@Heretic,

Do you ever speak to them by phone, or on the net at least?
I know. I had many many friends in High School, we grew up together, but as we became adults we all went our own ways. I never forgot them, but they seem to have forgotten me. I too often sit down and think of the past & how nice it was to be their friend, memories is all I have left. I can imagine how you must feel.

wait, never mind that question. I think Weneego got there before I did. I'm sorry. :(

thanks for all the support, I appreciate it.
It's hard for me to make friends because I have a mental illness, so I don't go out or open up to people much. I think I should just get used to being friendless.

omg i just posted a huge long reply to you and i lost it?? wth????

i'll write it again tonight or tomorrow.....

big squeeze!!

Hey there heretic, sending you a big hug : ) How did you get the other 5 friends you had? What is it specifically about your MI that's impeding your ability to be more social? There are some great techniques for building social skills but you have to put them into practice. I suffered from severe anxiety and fear of rejection for most of my life. It was so hard to leave the house or be around groups. I started using positive affirmations, therapy, and taking baby steps to push myself out there. I have Rx on hand just in case I find my mind 'stuck' in a tunnel. Are you in therapy or on Rx to help you through this? You aren't alone in feeling this way. Please count me in as one of your friends from afar. : )

I feel your pain, heretic. I've lost my friends but this was due to me not going to work (I'm on leave because of my back and neck) and some of my friends quit my job. It's very difficult for me to find friends.