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What are the effects of having no social life / friends?

effects from all aspects
well depression, maybe its a result of loneliness,perhaps it could lead you being clingy in the future you might be afraid to lose friends, or it could make you shy having no social life could decrease your confidence when it comes to talking to new people and making friends. You could become closed emotionally as a person not willing to open up about yourself because you haven't opened up to friends, you may become independent which is quite good reliant on yourself and not others and have a strong mindset you wouldn't be easily influenced by others and stuff.
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NO sex
Reply 3
More free time to improve yourself
You don't care about judgement from other people
You don't waste time caring about other posts/updates from other people
You have a free mind and aren't held back to go to places just because someone doesn't like it there
You can try new things, that you may not be able to if someone in the group is allergic/doesn't like it
You don't have to worry about how an action could affect your friend
There isn't much drama...maybe no drama at all which is less stressful

And many more...
Original post by SomMC1
Being very socially awkward when you do eventually meet new friends and especially the opposite sex. The day when you meet new people will come eventually so it'll be extra tough for such a person, i.e. freshers during 1st year of uni


yeah im scared ab freshers and I have friends but its making new friends i find scary asf lmao....
misery, paranoia, depression and I'm speaking from experience
Imagine silence but like the kind of silence that chews you up and swallows you whole and it's the most painful thing you've ever experienced emotionally.
You go to school and you have no friends so you are always ****ing alone and it's hard to go to events because you don't have anyone to go with.
It's slow torture and something i would not wish for anyone.
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But I'm an introvert who I believe is currently suffering negative effects of not having friends because I need them. I don't mind being alone, but everyone needs a friend.
Original post by Anonymous
But I'm an introvert who I believe is currently suffering negative effects of not having friends because I need them. I don't mind being alone, but everyone needs a friend.


True True I'm sure if you try programs like NCS or volunteer you're bound to make friends. Sometimes it's good to get out of your comfort zone and maybe once you do it'll be easier for you to open up and talk to people. Have you tried making any internet friends or something? or do you have any cousins who's friends you can practice talking to.. Maybe just create a fan account of someone that you like, other people with fan accounts could follow you and you can get talking and stuff.
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Original post by kekedoyouloveme?
True True I'm sure if you try programs like NCS or volunteer you're bound to make friends. Sometimes it's good to get out of your comfort zone and maybe once you do it'll be easier for you to open up and talk to people. Have you tried making any internet friends or something? or do you have any cousins who's friends you can practice talking to.. Maybe just create a fan account of someone that you like, other people with fan accounts could follow you and you can get talking and stuff.


I've thought of volunteering. I'm not young enough for NCS. I'm not interested in internet friends, tbh. I want real-life friends.
Original post by Anonymous
I've thought of volunteering. I'm not young enough for NCS. I'm not interested in internet friends, tbh. I want real-life friends.


Perhaps start Volunteering or go to clubs like the Gym, or like yoga classes (lmao my mum does yoga so sorry for the bad examples but you can kind of understand what I'm getting at) maybe if you pursue a sport or a hobby you might make friends from them..
Original post by kekedoyouloveme?
yeah im scared ab freshers and I have friends but its making new friends i find scary asf lmao....


Same here I struggle to hold good conversations in person.
Original post by Zeetingman
Same here I struggle to hold good conversations in person.


Yeah I mean it's just I would probably say something that will either scare them away or piss them off, I'm that kind of person lol.
Original post by Anonymous
effects from all aspects


- Hard to interact with people.
- Problems to make friends.
- Lack of empathy.
- Problems to take along with different character traits of humans.
- Difficulty in speaking/talking to people.
- Lack of non-verbal communication.
- Problems to cope with everyday life.
- Problems to manage issues, no matter what kinds of.
- Social behaviour in society is awkward to majority.
- Hard to understand peoples' feelings.

Those are possible negative effects for no social life.
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too much free time.. which can be good or bad depending on how you use it.

i usually become somewhat of an information or advice giving or planning or mini-project junkie when I don't have much going on socially.

it can also lead to low self esteem, anxiety and depression if it's a chronic situation.

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Original post by I'm God
More free time to improve yourself
You don't care about judgement from other people
You don't waste time caring about other posts/updates from other people
You have a free mind and aren't held back to go to places just because someone doesn't like it there
You can try new things, that you may not be able to if someone in the group is allergic/doesn't like it
You don't have to worry about how an action could affect your friend
There isn't much drama...maybe no drama at all which is less stressful

And many more...


yeah it's pretty good to roll solo occasionally... all the time? hell no!

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Less drama
More time
More care free
Less insecure
I’m currently going through this phase, it’s quite lonely at times, and I do sometimes have the feeling of being ‘unwanted’. I think extended periods of loneliness could lead to depression and low self esteem, as well as anxiety when going through normal problems in life because you don’t have emotional support. Depending on the person, it may lead to you becoming desperate for friends, meaning you’ll accept anyone as your friend even if they treat you badly, or aren’t compatible with you.

On the other hand, you can learn to feel comfortable alone and find things that you enjoy. I feel that I’ve learnt a lot about myself recently that I wouldn’t have, had I been socialising, as I’ve had more time to self-reflect. Over time, you may learn to have higher standards for yourself as you learn to have fun alone, meaning that you’re less likely to just blindly be friends with anyone who’s available. In the past I’ve spent time with people who have been toxic and detrimental to my self esteem due to my desperation to have friends, so an upside of having no one around is that there is no one to potentially put you down or make you feel bad.
Original post by justanotherchica
misery, paranoia, depression and I'm speaking from experience
Imagine silence but like the kind of silence that chews you up and swallows you whole and it's the most painful thing you've ever experienced emotionally.
You go to school and you have no friends so you are always ****ing alone and it's hard to go to events because you don't have anyone to go with.
It's slow torture and something i would not wish for anyone.


Was you able to cope with it in the past? in other words did it change for better, a bit at least?

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