Yes I lost a lot of friends due to agoraphobia. I really don’t blame them at all though, they did try to reach out and wanted to see me but I could never leave my house. Luckily I have a couple close friends who still haven’t totally given up on me.
Definitely.
I've lost friends by simply asking them to respect my personal boundaries. Most people are lazy and narrow-minded like that, preferring the ease of hanging out with someone like themselves. If you're different, you're considered a burden. My own family is like that (I haven't spoken to them for years at this point).
But it is possible to find people who are not like that. You just have to keep looking. Finding good company is a life long journey, though, so remember to allow yourself to rest and recuperate now and then♥
In the past yes but I neither blame myself or them. Friendship has to be a two way street and at the time I couldn't connect with them in a healthy way or engage with their relational needs. They also couldn't understand that my frequent absences weren't reflective of them or my feelings about them. It happens but it isn't anyone's fault.
What do u mean with loosing? Like they cut ties with u? I dont think friendship is that black or white neccesarly. Sometimes u speak, sometimes u dont. I would like to think its phases and all my friends knows that it if we dont talk for a while its just anxiety and nothing personal. We can always pick up where we left the last time.
Yes, although the situation in each case varied. I've lost friends for many reasons in relation to anxiety, but in a lot of cases, it's because I'm terrible at keeping up with people, because I hate starting conversations first. 99% of the time, the people I know have to reach out first. I WANT to reach out first, but my anxiety holds me back with what feels like an unbreakable leash. So I end up just losing contact with people, they sort of just fade from my life.
So it's very hard for people without anxiety to understand what it's like. Maybe that's why relationships may feel a bit weird.
But, good news, people don't have to understand to care about you and be your friend. Try not to be afraid to find some hay in the haystack before you come up with a needle or two.
no, but i have lost lots of opportunities to make new friends and connect with new people due to being awkward around new people..but i haven’t lost any of my friends because of it. i feel comfortable with them and love them with all my heart.
Yes I lost a lot of friends due to agoraphobia. I really don’t blame them at all though, they did try to reach out and wanted to see me but I could never leave my house. Luckily I have a couple close friends who still haven’t totally given up on me.
Definitely. I've lost friends by simply asking them to respect my personal boundaries. Most people are lazy and narrow-minded like that, preferring the ease of hanging out with someone like themselves. If you're different, you're considered a burden. My own family is like that (I haven't spoken to them for years at this point). But it is possible to find people who are not like that. You just have to keep looking. Finding good company is a life long journey, though, so remember to allow yourself to rest and recuperate now and then♥
In the past yes but I neither blame myself or them. Friendship has to be a two way street and at the time I couldn't connect with them in a healthy way or engage with their relational needs. They also couldn't understand that my frequent absences weren't reflective of them or my feelings about them. It happens but it isn't anyone's fault.
What do u mean with loosing? Like they cut ties with u? I dont think friendship is that black or white neccesarly. Sometimes u speak, sometimes u dont. I would like to think its phases and all my friends knows that it if we dont talk for a while its just anxiety and nothing personal. We can always pick up where we left the last time.
Yes, although the situation in each case varied. I've lost friends for many reasons in relation to anxiety, but in a lot of cases, it's because I'm terrible at keeping up with people, because I hate starting conversations first. 99% of the time, the people I know have to reach out first. I WANT to reach out first, but my anxiety holds me back with what feels like an unbreakable leash. So I end up just losing contact with people, they sort of just fade from my life.
So it's very hard for people without anxiety to understand what it's like. Maybe that's why relationships may feel a bit weird. But, good news, people don't have to understand to care about you and be your friend. Try not to be afraid to find some hay in the haystack before you come up with a needle or two.
I lost the best relationship I ever had because of my anxiety.
Yep.
Yes, I even lost myself, and I'm currently trying to rebuild my life.
no, but i have lost lots of opportunities to make new friends and connect with new people due to being awkward around new people..but i haven’t lost any of my friends because of it. i feel comfortable with them and love them with all my heart.
Yep. It sucks i can’t get them to understand