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writes:ok here's the deal.. I want to have a better social life and a group of friends that I can confide in and stuff like that. I've been dealing with depression for a number of years and to me life just kept getting worse... I made a resolution to look at the bright side of life and truly pull myself out of this big black hole known as depression... so far I started interaccting with my family more but I still have this boring routine of going to work and coming home... I want to branch out but don't know how... seems the older you get the harder it is to make genuine friendships... any ideas?? Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (7 January 2010): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionwell those are some excellent ideas... see I just recently got out of an emotionally abusive relationship.. its hard to be confident when you haven't been for so long but Im working on it by trying to ignore those thoughts that I tell myself sometimes like "I cant do this or im not good enough"... so hopefully that's a path to somewhere better..
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reader, ashaseth01  +, writes (7 January 2010):
Hi
People say life is short, but it really isn't! After a certain time you just run out of things to do, things you care about or things that matter. And that is when you get depressed. So here is some advice... there are enough people in the world who are as lonely as you are and will appreciate your company. I lost my parents when I was 12. Every-time I feel lonely I just walk across the road to the old age home where I get not just advice to solve problems but love that I get from nowhere else. In return I smile and say thankyou. Maybe you could try something like this. Old people and orphan kids both need you. They are waiting somewhere for you to find them. This might be just the solution for you and them. And trust me, a smile on their face everytime they see you is worth the effort.
best of luck
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reader, RAINORFIRE  +, writes (7 January 2010):
 WHy do you want friends, just a thought, your rite the older you get the harder it is to make friends but making genuine friends is hard anyway.
Kids make friends in school and you can make friends in college and then theres work the three places people generally make friends because through out the course of your life thats where you will spend most of your time and are in close contact with others.
If you dont make friends there im not sure where to make them,theres people i see every day at diffrent places just about but where not friends more of acquaintances.
I would suggest focusing on your personal life go back to school elevate your education and career, set some personal goals like buy a bigger house get a yacht a summer home in aspen, pen a novel. Theres so mutch to do with life trying to find freinds is probably an uphill battle.
Most freinds just come into our lives its not something you have to look for.
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