I'm so fucking lonely. I have no friends and never had a girlfriend at 24. The girl I ever got close to recently moved away to another state with her family. We only dated for maybe 3 months. It was so fun, but now I'm a loner again. If it wasn't for her taking the initiative to talk to me, I never would have opened up to her. It took me forever for me to even get comfortable around her. I just want friends. I'm too awkward and anxious to even open up to anyone.
Please tell me how I can start opening up to people? I feel so anxious just talking to someone and I just let them do all the talking.
You have to try. It's going to suck for the beginning, but you must letting trying
Step 1: stop fucking crying
Step 2: be high energy
Step 3: do high energy things
Step 4: share your energy with the world around you
Step 5: don't marry the first one who sucks your dick. Better yet, don't marry.
>never had a girlfriend
>dated girl
???
>>18025056
This, basically. Take a fucking chance, because if you fail to start talking to one person, you lose nothing, because you can try again with someone else.
Had a similar situation, though I was younger. I think i'm even ready to tell a story if you want.
Not OP, but i always get left because im clingy and neurotic.
But on the job market, fucking chicks call me all the time. Scam of course, but it's so different.
Being a software dev is like being a hot girl 3:00 am at a pub.
>>18025077
>don't marry the first one who sucks your dick. Better yet, don't marry.
Holy shit the projection is real dude lmao
>>18024904
Hey bud, having a girlfriend isn't that big of a deal. The same could go for sex as well -- you'd just say "I was contemplating suicide for THIS?" after you first lose your virginity. As for your question, I'd say to force yourself to communicate. I had a friend who suffered from social anxiety, so he applied for a job as a barista at his local Starbucks so he was forced to speak to his customers. Soon enough, he said that he had gotten over his anxiety; and got a girlfriend soon after! Don't worry lad, things will be going your way if you put in the effort.