Unrelated to OCD, I just want to go off for a couple of sentences: I have no friends or any memories to look back on. Never been on a date or had someone who cared about me. I’m tired of being alone, it’s one of the reasons that I have so many mental health issues. I have always had no friends. Never been out or anything. I’m tired of this loneliness and I’m almost 20, I can’t make anymore friends because it’s not the same when you’re an adult. That’s all.

Would it make you guys feel better knowing I'm in a similar situation, but 35 ☺? I know it can be hard and I still have my really down times when I think of things I missed out on and still don't have. But life still happens and you can make one with happiness still in it. Thankfully you have a lot more resources available to you. Take advantage of as many of them as you can and keep fighting ☺!

Im 23 and im here to say it definitely is better having friends around this age. Having been someone who never really had much friends growing up, I can say that I now have somenof the bestest friends anyone could ask for and I dont have to pretend with them. Hardly anyone has that highschool mentality anymore. You dont have to worry about peoples thoughts about you anymore as an adult. You’re free to be you and people will appreciate that about you and respect it. Trust me, just be yourself and talk to some people! Get yourself out there. (Well when this quarantine stuff is over with) Its gonna take a little bit of effort on your side. You’ll be ?

I can relate to this post a lot, expect for the age part. I’m a teenager. I found it so hard to communicate with people my age. I don’t know why, it just is. No one ever really invites me out, it’s always me hitting them up first which just makes me not want to try anymore. All my siblings have people they hang out with on the daily so I’m always left alone at home. It really sucks.

I am 26 and I didn't have any real friends until a few years ago. I have some great friends I am thankful for now. It could happen anytime. Life changes in all kinds of unexpected ways. Best of luck, I have been there.

I am in the same boat :/ No friends, date, or someone that its really close to me. I am on almost 21

I have 5 or so close friends, I didn't make any of them before the age of 20. I have only 1 friend who I met before the age of 20. You ain't doomed.

When my hocd came back I pretty much told all of my friends to piss off and now I have no friends except for my boyfriend. It sucks. I wish I didn't let my mental illness control me.

I’m 29. When I was 20 I sure as hell didn’t think things would get better. And I sure as hell didn’t want to listen to anybody. But I have some advice if you want it. It can get better. One advantage to getting older is that people seem to become more open minded about making friends. I find that people in their late 20s and 30s are more likely to be friends with somebody who mighit seem different or awkward. And as people go through life they experience hardship, and can be more empathetic toward people who struggle, like all of us who struggle with OCD. Life’s not all sunshine and rainbows, but there is hope. And you don’t need a big group of friends. A few good ones will do. You are enough :)

I can relate, I'm 22. I'm at home studying from home so I'm pretty lonely. Struggling with dark intrusive thoughts and mental health issues is really had and only makes the feeling of loneliness more extreme. But I dont lose out on hope. I know life will get better. We just have to keep working towards it x

Then start making some friends and memories. Try online first. It’s never too late to start ?

i can relate :( i’m almost 20 too and throughout my life i’ve only had a few close friends, yet i feel like those friendships were pretty much one-sided because we don’t even talk anymore. & i still haven’t found a group of friends that i could rlly depend on/trust or have fun with. it’s sad seeing even the shy-est people i know make so many friends and trying new things while i’m still stuck and not making any progress :( i’ve never been on a date, party, or hung out w a group of friends either...i feel like i’m missing out on a lot because people around this age, especially in college, seem to be living their life and having fun ?

I've also never been on a date... Not even talking to a girl about going on a date with her. I fked up my social life bcs of ocd and oh, and why not? Moved to another country where is even harder to make friends. My ocd forbids me to think about my past friends from my home country... It forbids me many things... I have NO FACEBOOK, TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM (I do it on the paper I'm a BUSINESS MAN... jk sorry for the Pitbull aka Mr. WorldWide refference,ignore the bracket). Oh, and why not? My ocd has become so bad I got thrown out of highschool. I've made a friend on RandoChat... We text. That's all.

I don't have any either but I have a HUGE problem with trusting others because I had a few friends in the past and all of those friendships ended badly later when I felt betrayed by them and I couldn't trust them.So since that has happened I find it VERY difficult to find and make friends even tho at times I wish I could easily.