How do you deal with isolation? Do you have friends?
I just have family. No friends except ones that are in different countries that I text / email a few times a year. No girlfriend either.
I see my nieces and brother every week though.
yes i have some friends and this forum and family and care workers
i’ll be your friend if you want 
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I don’t really have a social life. I’m mainly only social on the internet.
But one of my alters is a social butterfly… I wish I had his skills. 
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Just my best friend and a few people online! I’m mostly alone in person I enjoy it though lol
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Yeah, my cat and my dog. They don’t talk back much but meh
I have a wife and four pets but not much of a social life.
I have a couple of friends in the neighborhood plus family but I don’t talk much just greetings and small talk
I have friends but it’s different than before sz as I no longer drink. I go out as offen as I want , which isn’t alot. But I do Bible study on Wednesday church on Sunday,. Casual work talk at work. I work mostly by myself. Which I like. Wife and kids ,chat with the neighbor. I really get enough of people. But when things for me weren’t going as well id Take a class or go to a support group.
I have internet friends. My irl friends and I just send each other memes over Facebook occasionally during the day because we don’t live near each other.
I question the common belief that such a thing is necessary or important, or that it must conform to some predetermined yet unspoken societal standard or structure.
No one is holding your lack of connections over your head except for you.
And so my approach when dealing with society and other people is to maintain a healthy disconnect between the thoughts of others versus my own thoughts. And some of my thoughts, as well as some of those of others are useless or potentially harmful.
In my life, I generally decide what is important or beneficial for me. Not the people who I come in contact with.
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I used to before my most recent psychotic break. People probably think of me as some sort of basket case to be avoided now. I just focus my time on watching interesting shows, learning to code, video games and soon to be school when the next semester starts
I have some social interactions… maybe not everyday and usually not for long… but i do feel better after hanging out with friends…
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I have family as well as a few friends in reality. But I don’t hang out with my friends very much. In stead I see being around with friends as a burden because my friends are normmies who speak and act much faster than I do. I feel stressful when being with friends. So being alone is beneficial for us Sz people.
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I still play at a cricket club of like 60-70 members and I’m well known there. I do some volunteer work there every week and most of the old heads know me well.
I still have half a dozen people I’ve known since high school who I see regularly. Life is more random these days but I catch up when I can.
Yes. Get the meds right and you can have a social life that is rich and rewarding!
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I like isolation but I also meet with schizophrenics in real life.
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I have really really REALLY CLOSE acquaintances. At the Gym. Who let me in without scanning my card. And then I just go to work…out.
But yeah I guess that they are my social life because I’m actually going to a place I like to do something I love. I still talk to them sometimes and they know me by name and they say hi to me and I bought them a gift last Christmas. So I guess that is a friend? I don’t know.
Friends - It’s actually partly why I have my tag line as “Do Not Ask Me To Train You” because I see how people who only make work-related relationships and they are not happy. I just want to keep my relationships here the same without making them professional because that can make a lot of people hurt.
Offline I want to make some friends so I can go over to their place and chill. Nothing romantic or sexual but I have the sneaking suspicion that, that is what everyone wants to do.
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I feel you @Anon10. I’m ABDL. I like my own company. I’m totally happy with a blanket and Legos. I’m not apologizing for ■■■■. Sorry everyone.
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As a fellow age regressor, â– â– â– â– people who shame us.
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