"I Have No Friends" // Trending Topic or Real Issue?

I had no idea the depth of this topic until I searched "I have no friends" on a day where I was feeling very bad about it. It's absolutely wild to see how many people connected to my story, a story that I thought I was fairly alone in. It's an absolute epidemic that I wish we could all solve together. Cheers.

Introverts have the hardest time making true friends.

It's so sad. We're more connected than we've ever been, yet we are a lot more miserable.

I wasn't aware of how many adults in the world actually feel this way. I hope each and every single one of them will find a friend. I know they will ❤

I'd rather be alone than be in company with people who dont have your back, at the end most people dont give a shit about your personal issues in life there all focused on themselves,I understand why people dont have any friends and are alone

It actually helps to know so many other people feel the same.

Why am I alone? - Social anxiety - Because I don't like what most people enjoy - I'm gay surrounded by straight people - I'm an introvert and lastly, - The social setting or environment where I'm at right now isn't made for me, doesn't fit me well as an individual. (just wanted to share :)

I have no friends and am not lonely. I do not have social anxiety. I do not need validation from another person. People who have dozens of friends are more lonely than you. It's like having dozens of pairs of shoes that don't fit versus one that does. Even walking in your bare feet is better.

I always have had problems in finding friends. I think I still have no real friends and constantly feel lonely.

i had some high school "friends" from wich i grew apart from, for a couple of reasons, the main one being the fact that i moved, but not too far away from where i lived. I still had them on social media(always me having to find them there, nobody ever reached out to me), i was always trying to engage, sending birthday messenges, commenting some posts, etc... And they only replyed one or two times. No invitation to parties/any social thing, no "How are you doing?", no "Do you need to talk?", NOTHING. Just cold, inpersonal shit. And then i was always seeing them hanging out with each other, interacting on social media,etc... My last birthday was the turning point for me, because none of them reached out, even those who i had more interactions with, dispite them seeing my birthday post. I realized i was never important to these people, and that i was investing way too much time and energy trying to connect with others, to the point where i forgot to connect with MYSELF, i was losing myself in this useless process of pleasing and chasing others. I felt so stupid afterwards, mostly because i realized that i never even LIKED any of those people to begin with, we had too little in common to justify this obssession i had for them, not to mention the fact that they just kinda used me in high school, so i was never really close to them. The thing was, i was SO lonely at the time(and continued to be) that i got emotionally invested with anyone who showed me some atention. I finally decided to get those people out of my life for good, i took them out of all my social media apps, and i hope i never see any of them in real life again. I realized that if i continued to have them in my life, in anyway, their shadows would keep haunting me, i would always remmenber those sad high school days, and i would ALWAYS worry about what would they think or say every time i post something, or do something, or go somewhere. I realized that i would be better off if i simply try to focus on myself and at the same time try to stay open to new people, because i don't want to repeat the same mistake of trying too hard to connect with people that don't have alot of things in common with me, because after all, im better off without people that don't really want to be around me, the right people will come naturally, i don't need to try SO hard. I hope anyone who sees this comment relates to it and feels enlighted in some way. Don't be closed to people, but don't expect much from them either, always expect the important things from YOU and only you. Live your life for you, and enjoy the company of whom truly wants yours.

I have about 5 good friends max. When I socialized with tons of people, and had a “booming” social life, inundated with brunches, drinking, parties, trips, etc.etc., this is when my social anxiety went through the roof. I got rid of all of those people, have a “quality vs. quantity”, approach to friendships, and I feel GREAT!!!! 1.) loneliness is a state of mind. Change that state of mind. 2.) learn to love yourself and be with yourself. 3.) enjoy the luxury of PEACE, which provides you with the opportunity to achieve great things.

Well said Omar..I am an older lady, who lost my husband right before Christmas 2020..it is now about 6 months ago..my family no longer contacts me, and my so called friends have left..I am still very much in the grieving stage with no one to talk to..your video helps..thank you..

It's shocked me to realise how many people don't have friends. I just assumed the overwhelming majority of people do. It's really surprised me and I hope these people find some cool people to spend time with.

ever since the pandemic, loneliness has increased even more yet no one talks about it, it's taboo

People move about too much to form deep bonds. We need to become a little more old-style 'boring' and 'predictable' (in a healthy way) to have friendships that stick. We're all trying to do too much. We're trying to squeeze everything in. We have too much FOMO to stop and narrow down our lives. We all need to practice slow living to get a grip on ourselves and our lives again.

I'm a person who have no friends. It was hard at first, but now I'm glad. Sometimes God set you apart to get you together. I don't have friends, yet I'm shielded from fake people entering my life as well. When you focus on yourself and make yourself genuinely happy, the true angels in your life will find you. The right people will find you at the right time. In the meantime just stay blessed and give thanks to what you do have!

It is absolutely a f*cking freaking issue.

A 10 minute video of absolute honesty and clarity. Thank you Omar.

All best friends that I have make in my life, moved away to another place. Every single friends.

I might be only person that actually liked the Quarantine. Before quarantine, seeing posts of people having the time of their lives with their friends it hurt me so mutch. But the Quarantine came and made everyone stay home just like i usualy am. It made me feel a little better about myself because nobody could go hang out.