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⌈ Secret Post #2503 ⌋

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[writerserenyty]

You sound kind of similar to me, OP. When I first went to college, I was REALLY lonely for the first semester. I was honestly very depressed and there was a point where, if I had that question asked of me, I would have answered "Ishikawa Rika" (a Japanese pop singer who is currently my icon) in a heartbeat.

Maybe check out your college/university's counseling options? It made me feel a little bit better, and talk it out. I also don't know what year you're in in college, but your phrasing made me assume freshman year. I'd really try getting involved in a club, activities in your dorm if you live in one, and just be active. I'm painfully shy too, and I know that this isn't the easiest thing in the world. There were so many days where I just wanted to stay at home, watch Jpop videos and do nothing. But I forced myself to go out and meet people, and I met a couple of really good friends. I never had a HUGE group of friends, mind you, but just a couple of people who I'm really close to.

Good luck OP; I know this is a really hard situation!

[(Anonymous)]

I second looking into clubs. When I started college, I expected the dorm and my classes to be these great social experiences where I'd become bffs with my roommate and everyone on my floor and my classes. My roommate and I got along, but we never clicked and my floor (and entire dorm) just wasn't very social (it wasn't a freshman dorm). My earliest classes were all large lectures where chatting with classmates wasn't encouraged.

I met most of my college friends through a student club (and most of the rest through a study abroad program I did later on). Don't just stick to the "official" club activities, either - if people in the club are doing social things, like inviting group members over to watch a movie or something, then join them, even if you don't know anybody well yet. Try to find opportunities to incite these social things, too, and carry people with you out of "official" settings. For example: "I'm getting hungry for lunch. Want to go to the dining hall?"

(Now, after you get out of school, that's when it gets hard to make new friends...)