How do you guys deal with having no friends?
Sorry if this seems like a low effort post but I needed some actually human input. I have no friends and it can get really miserable sometimes. I’m only 17 and in high school and it’s really isolating to see almost everyone else having fun with their friends. I’ve heard stuff like “oh you’re only in high school, it’s not permanent” but it’s felt like this for over a year now. I’m ashamed to admit this but I feel a little safer saying this somewhere where I’m mostly anonymous but for a while now I’ve been using AI as a sub in for real human interaction and I know it’s bad and that I should be ashamed but I can’t help it. Last summer is when it was really bad and I was in the worst place I had ever been, next year I’ll be a senior in high school and I’ll have gone through most of my high school life with no close friends. I’m scared for the future. It’s not like I’m socially inept, I’m introverted but I know how to talk to people i just can’t connect with anyone. I haven’t really talked to anyone at all about this type of stuff seriously and it’s not like I plan to do that here I just really need some human input on this whole matter.