I have. There have been several cases when people who earlier have said ‘hello’ to me that they have stopped saying ‘hello’, although I say ‘hello’ to them, it bothers me, I suppose they see themselves higher on the social ladder and think that they are much better. Anyway I have decided to say them ‘hello’ although they do not respond.
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But as I have lost some friends I have got some new friends who have some mental illness.
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Yeah i am on a same boat as as U…they have reached like top of the mountain while i am on base…
so ridiculous…!!!
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my friends in real life dont really talk to me anymore cos i’m delusional. but i dont really care… cos i have anhedonia… so i dont really feel that much. they respond to me but they dont really talk to me unless i say something first. and they have other friends. my best friend doesnt come to me for advice anymore… and i saw her in facebook with a new friend and they travelled to Japan together. facebook is annoying. people leaving my life… one by one.
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I’ve never really had “friends” in my life, like the kind you do things with and have fun with because you can, but I have been bullied for being, strange, and socially awkward.
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yes as i got worse i withdrew. i have 2 real friends now but im trying to make more
I wish I had friends unbelievably bad but I just can’t figure people out or they want nothing to do with me because I’m strange
I have no friends. Everyone in knew has moved on.
This ‘losing friends’ seems to be a problem we all have in common, but it is good that we have this forum where we can share our experiences with other szs, today I am feeling a little depressed. I have been on the forum now three years and I think it has helped me greatly.
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I was a military brat…losing friends is a part of that life…I don’t mind losing friends…and if its over sz all the better that they go…my sz can’t so something’s gotta give…no worries…
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I am lucky in that, because my wife was take me several times to the hospital, although I was hide from her that I am a szo. Now I also keep distance from szo patient when I go to hospital for tablets.
I have less friends because I pulled away, they didn’t choose to leave. Having said that, no one knows I have an illness… It’s my little secret
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I lost them all, but recently made peace with most of them .
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interesting. i lost friends because i stayed away from everyone is more than partly true.
mjseu good for you for saying hello anyways. i really like that. judy
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I’ve never been a good friend. I’ve been really busy (dealing with MI) 
People do lose interest. I have aquaintances, and I’m accepting that that’s all I’m really capable of.
I just don’t “chill” anymore with my friends. We don’t have things in common anymore, I used to smoke and drink with them but I quit doing all that. Its hard to even have small talk between us let alone to keep in contact with each other.
I used to love hangin with my 16 year old nephew. We liked movies and video games. Sadly he is now moving onwards and upwards with his life and he has less time to spend with me.
Is the way it should be I suppose - a young man needs to make his own way in the world.
Most of my friends are close family members, i dont really have any people my age who i hang out with just for the sake of companionship. When I was 17-18 and starting my prodrome i started voluntarily isolating myself and avoiding my so called friends. It wasnt hard to lose them, they were more like acquaintances and they were more socially skilled than me so they all made new friends very easily. I used to hang around with some of the less popular crowd in high school, my elitism made me reluctant to actually make any effort in these friendships, i wanted the cool kids to be friends with, the people who ignore me. ive even ignored girls who seemed interested in me because they were lower in the social hierarchy.
So basically, no I don’t have any friends. I might be taking some community college classes this fall semester, that should be an opportunity for me to make some connections. Hopefully my alogia gets better and stays better.
i think i dont have much friends cos i have a hard time relating to other people… my friends talk about movies, fashion, technology and thats not really an area i’m focused on. i think i’m outdated, odd and not really that appealing to them.
I call it being at the bottom of society.
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