Lonely 15 dd

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So like many others my lovely kind hearted dd doesn't have any friends at school.

She spends every break and lunch in the library by herself.
She doesn't have anyone to go out with in the holidays or after school.

The few friends she thought she had have been bad mouthing her behind her back.

Does anyone know of any safe online chat groups where they can talk to other teens in similar positions?

Exactly the same situation here with a DD 15 too. I've posted before so will look forward to hearing any advice etc.

Does she like a particular singer or group? My DD has made online friends that way, all over Europe at least!
She has RL friends too but she’s struggled w friends stuff in the past and enjoys the online interactions. One even came to stay (she’s 17).

Another option might be out-of-school activities where she can meet people her own age who go to different schools.

I'm thinking things like Explorer Scouts/Ranger Guides, Cadets, Drama group, etc.

So sorry to hear. Does she have any hobbies, or any after school activities she could join to make a different set of friends?

Sorry to hear this. No advice (have tried everything) but just wanted you to know you and your DD aren't alone

She used to do brownies, netball, choir, stagecoach, tap, ballet and modern

Gave then all up as hated them all
She's just done d of e and had signed up for the NCS

She had online friends for Minecraft

She's so lonely, seems like their are many groups for lonely adults but not for youngsters

It may not apply to your dd, but mine was in the same position at 15. She left school after GCSEs and went to a FE college to do something specific that interests her. There she met like-minded people and finally made friends.

NCS was great for my DD. Massively increased her social circle - she still sees them all 18 months on.

My dd swapped Insta details via pm with an mner a year or 2 ago. Still keep in touch!
Her dd was in similar circumstances..

*She used to do brownies, netball, choir, stagecoach, tap, ballet and modern

Gave then all up as hated them all*

That is quite a variety of different activities...and there wasn't one she liked? I wonder if it was the socialising she didn't like rather than the activities. If she is introverted or shy with low self-esteem, just talking to people will feel overwhelming and take the enjoyment out of everything. It's really sad, because even introverts get lonely, but the thing that would stop them being lonely is the thing they find most difficult!

There must be some hobby she could tolerate in order to meet like-minded people the same age and foster connections. An online group of friends can only assist her so much in a social sense.

I think you need to get to the bottom of why she has no friends.