AIBU to feel like this...

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Does anyone else feel like they sit alone and watch everyone else have fun/amazing friendship groups etc? I have a few good friends and I do go out. I have a good relationship too. But there's so many nights (like tonight, and probably tomorrow) where I sit in by myself reloading social media and seeing everyone I know out and about having fun. I need new friends but it's hard when you have anxiety.

I don't know why I'm posting, just feeling really down tonight and lonely and was wondering if anyone else feels like this?

Xx

Yanbu

I'd much rather be at home on social media or watching tv or whatever than be out socialising. I'm a real introvert though.

It's just crap, my partners out drinking with all his friends and I'm leaving him to it but I just feel so sad x

It is hard to see others having fun when you're alone but remember not everything is how it seems on social media. I completely understand the anxiety around going out, do you have close friends you could invite round to yours for the evening? Drinks and a takeaway in a comfortable setting is usually more fun for me than going out these days.

What's the point in having a partner if you can't go out with him? If he's always out with his friends, what's in it for you?

I’m the same OP, I have 3 children so hard to make new friends. My oldest is at school and I’m ‘friendly’ with a lot of the school mums but I’m not in any of their little groups, and I never get invited anywhere. I take part in a few hobbies where I chat to people during the time I’m with them but then I’ll see pictures of them out together where I haven’t been invited. My family assume I’m quite popular as I know a lot of people to speak to, but don’t actually have any friends to call on if I need them.

Op it's not easy.
I feel bad as now been dumped by a long standing friend ( she fed up with me being ill) I don't choose to.
As I only hád a couple of close friends this has me needing more and not able to meet any.
Good wishes.

I've come off facebook, and am feeling much better for not having it, it's been about 3 months now and it's really changed my outlook.
I'm keeping in touch with my true, close friends and family and participating, I believe, in real, honest relationships

@HollowTalk we do go out together a lot and I often socialise with him and his friends but obviously it's also healthy for him to have his own time.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who feels this way even though it's sad to read your individual issues ☹️

I could understand if I wasn't a nice person but I always get told I'm the "funniest person" people know and "the bestest friend you could wish for" etc etc but it can't be that true when I'm sat here by myself eating a large bar of dairy milk on a Friday...

For context I'm 22 and no kids

I have a Facebook account but I don't go on it very often. Even that being the case I have quite a few Facebook "friends" (some of them I don't even know who they are! - not quite sure how that happened.) Most people I know that go on it often have tons of Facebook "friends".

Anyway my point being even if one in ten people in your "friends" list go out on the town on a Friday night if you have 100 "friends" that will be 10 people posting their night out photos/location check in etc. You're not thinking about the other 9 people out of ten who are not posting, who are working/watching tele/reading/getting a takeaway/ill/skint/caring for a sick child or relative.....you get the idea x

YANBU OP. Sorry to hear you are feeling sad.

It's totally normal- and PP are right. All the people at home on a Friday aren't posting about it on social media!

I'm far from home doing some training (doctor) with horrible morning sickness and away from my husband. I'm wearing mismatched PJs with a vomit stain from dinner, watching films on my laptop and sipping water.

Solidarity, sister