How did you guys cope with trying to make friends as a teenager? (both IRL and online)
- Thread starter Terrog
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Stoic Sigma
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As a teenager I mostly kept to myself and didn't make many friends or long-lasting meaningful relationships. Even today I don't really have any (excluding my brothers). I almost loath going outside amongst the city biome. It's too crowded and I feel like I can't do anything. I think I'm anti-social. Maybe the only thing that kept me sane during those formative years was the fact I had my brothers to relate to.
I was, and still am, a country dweller, so I've never been able to fully acclimate to urban or even suburban life. I had a suburban home for most of my childhood, but I rarely ever left the house unless we were going to stay at the family home in the mountains.
I only managed to make friends when I was at school. I'm naturally good at telling tales, both true and tall, so I made a lot of friends off of my use of words alone. Home life was lonely outside of the occasional visit from my cousins. I rarely ever went out with my friends, and they never really seemed to get (and still don't seem to get now) that I just don't like townee cunts.
My other family don't seem to share my introversion in that regard, save my sole female cousin, so at least I have her to relate with and chat to about such frivolities like being a twitchy fuck.
Back on the topic of friends, Inever really actively sought out to have many. I've only really had a consistent group of 16-20 friends. Might seem like a lot to you, but Irish people are the most social creatures on the continent, and everyone knows each other - I'm excluded from that doctrine, I guess.
I only managed to make friends when I was at school. I'm naturally good at telling tales, both true and tall, so I made a lot of friends off of my use of words alone. Home life was lonely outside of the occasional visit from my cousins. I rarely ever went out with my friends, and they never really seemed to get (and still don't seem to get now) that I just don't like townee cunts.
My other family don't seem to share my introversion in that regard, save my sole female cousin, so at least I have her to relate with and chat to about such frivolities like being a twitchy fuck.
Back on the topic of friends, Inever really actively sought out to have many. I've only really had a consistent group of 16-20 friends. Might seem like a lot to you, but Irish people are the most social creatures on the continent, and everyone knows each other - I'm excluded from that doctrine, I guess.
Terrog
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I had NO ONE to relate to back then, my mother was a bitch with anger issues who would shove religion up my throat because non-believers of God go to hell or some shit and ALWAYS believed she was in the right in almost every one of her decisions while my way older brother was always a tryhard creep who wouldn't resist to kiss my forehead every time he meet me because he tries too hard to be supportive towards me. there was even a time where he stripped himself naked in my house's pool shower in front of me and my mom got angry at me for rightfully yelling at him.
There was even a day where i picked up my father's pistol to commit suicide (though i couldn't bring myself to accomplish killing myself) because i was so tired of my mother forcing Christianity on me and she still forces me to be a christian anyway.
I coped by drawing I think
Met some fellas, we drank alcohol, good times. Alcohol makes social stuff bearable, would recommend.
Oh wait most here are american, sucks to be you lol
Just try and build a bridge over anything. You seem like a pretty OK guy, they'll probably respond and try to get to know you as well. Everyone's looking for the same thing really
Drink alcohol anyway. It's a problem solver that's always been ahead of its time.
And if it isn't true that you're OK and you're a shambling inbred abomination like me, at least you're here now I guess. I welcome you with open arms brother
Countzer0
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I've pretty much always been an introvert who hasn't cared enough to make friends. if I did have any, people usually noticed me and talked to me. But people usually drain energy from me, as a result, I feel pretty happy being alone unlike most other people I'd think.
Gives me more time with hobbies and things that are actually stimulating. Sure friendship can be intellectually stimulating, but the odds of finding such friendship is at best like a 10% chance in all the people you'll ever meet in real life.
Gives me more time with hobbies and things that are actually stimulating. Sure friendship can be intellectually stimulating, but the odds of finding such friendship is at best like a 10% chance in all the people you'll ever meet in real life.