just so lonely
i’m 19 and i live at home with my family still because i’m doing a uni degree online working from home. i have a boyfriend and i see him regularly and get on fairly well with his family. but i have no friends. i was due to do my a levels in 2020, but of course school stopped in march that year. that was the last time i saw anyone i was friends with at school in person. i’ve talked to a few people online or by text, but i haven’t stayed in touch consistently with anyone. it’s my own fault, but i feel so lonely. i have no friends to laugh with, no one close to confide in other than my boyfriend and i feel like a massive burden to him with all my mental health struggles. i know the obvious advice and that i should put myself out there or join a new club or something, but i just get anxious and i don’t want to open myself up to someone new and then get hurt by rejection. i’ve told friends about my mental health before and seemingly from that point on we’ve drifted apart. maybe i’m just not meant to have any friends, but it’s terrifying to think that if my boyfriend and i broke up i would have absolutely no one.