What do friendships really provide?

Hi my name is Dre and I’m new to the site. Really need some perspectives about friendships. As a kid it was easy to call someone a friend. Since I’ve been diagnosed, it’s hard to maintain a strong, healthy friendship with people who are not SZ. They tell me my way of thinking is different, I catch feelings too fast & I don’t know how to manage my emotions well. I guess I don’t know how to be a true friend…

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A friend is the type of dude that will buy u lunch without questions. A friend understands the balance in ur relationship and provides to keep the balance stable. U must provide as well to keep the balance but if u reach an equlibrium u know uve found a friend

Hey Dre, welcome to the site.

A good friendship allows you to have some kind of social contact which we need.

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I honestly don’t have good social skills. I’m horrible with small talk.

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Lots of us here have less than perfect social skills, me included.

I hear you everhopeful. It’s just the fact, I’m a bit unapproachable. It sucks to say I am bipolar schizophrenic and I cope by taking abilify , buspar & Zoloft everytime I feel anxious and disturbed. I’ve convinced myself that I don’t need too many friends when they barely treat me as an acquaintance. It’s strange that I’m becoming numb to people’s gossip. Long conversations bother me as it becomes monotonous. Idk what it is about me that feels drained from it

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I understand that schizophrenics who interact with others live longer.

Jayster

it’s not you, it’s them. they’re insensitive

My social skills suck now, been alone 99% of the time for years, do ok online now, but even that is hard

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