Hey everyone,

I just need to get my story out there. I’m 23M and I haven’t had a friend in over 5 years. 

When I was in my junior year of high school, my established friend group decided I wasn’t cool enough to hang out with them anymore. I spent my senior year of high school alone. I went to college, and was hopeful that it would be second chance at friendship. Unfortunately, I severely failed at making any meaningful connections during my 4 years of college. 

Now that I’m out of school, I’ve had to get more creative about how I meet people. Unfortunately, I’ve found that the trauma I experienced of being rejected by my peers 5 years ago with no improvements since has damaged my ability to relate to anyone I interact with. People just feel like strangers, even when they’re not.