I Want to Make Friends

Hi. I'm new here, and want to make friends. I was on EP, and wish I could connect with people I knew there (but hold out not hope for that). But how do I go about making friends here, just in general? It's been so long since I've really had to that I can't remember :/

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MarkPaul · 26-30, M

The weird thing is I always thought I was the ONLY one who could possibly be going through this and so it only fed into how deficient I felt (feel) about myself. Of course, in real-world situations I don't go around saying how unconnected I feel and I'm sure most people don't either. So, when people here express common feelings, I'm embarrassed to admit I feel like maybe I'm not as much of a freak as I am sure I seem to others (and myself). But, that's kind of sad to feel good about hearing how others are going through that same kind of misery.

On the surface, I'm fully functioning. On the inside though... I live in self-imposed solitary confinement within a psychological prison that I claim to hate, but can't seem to pull myself out of. But, yeah... I am making slow progress and some days I think I can really break-free. I still always return to my solitary cell though like a drone with "return-home" GPS enabled. But, still... there is [i]some[/i] progress.

My suggestion is to start with a small goal... like have an online conversation with one person (like me). From there, set another goal. And then, keep going.