Hello,
I've had problems trying to making friends with new people at university. I also commute to university if that helps. I'm enjoying my time around campus, attending lectures, etc. During the day, I feel drowned with sadness having no one to speak to - I would love to hear how a person's day is going, are they enjoying their time at uni, what they like to do in their spare time, what they plan to do on weekends, etc. etc. I try to put on a smile to make someone's day better wherever I go, but it's challenging deep down I feel down myself.
I've already read that joining societies are a beneficial way of making new friends who like to do similar activities. However, those that I'm interested in clash with my work schedule and I can't afford to lose more work hours.
I'm doing my best in terms of staying at the university to study for instance, but I worry that will be limited because of limited train times - I take the bus and train to get back home. Hopefully, if I pass my practical test, I'll acquire my driver's licence so that I can relieve some stress.
I understand there are other people who are on the same boat as me, but I just want to people to know how I feel (I struggle to verbally phrase some sentences when talking to someone). In addition, I grew a bad habit where I keep talking to myself - this has been going on for years (as far as I can remember, since secondary school). I would talk to my family about my problems, but this would end up consuming hours of time i.e. going through one ear and out of the other - I'm saying this because they believe that communication is easy peasy (they still don't understand what I mean by small talk and btw I really don't like small talk - it's like sending a few text messages to check up on someone).
Apologies for writing this long but I really appreciate any feedback or response to improve my mental health.
I hope you have a good day