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>>20507668
How do I make worthwhile friends/meet new people?
Everything in my life is going well, except for my social life; I have absolutely zero friends or acquaintances. The only social interactions I encounter are with my relatives and two Bulgarian brothers that go to my gym.
My problem lies more with meeting people and less with being an awkward sperg; I've always been very sociable and charming- I used to be a part of a fairly large social circle, but I've separated myself from them due to them being "bad company"(Drug use, partying, lowlife)
The most common options for meeting people are unfortunately unavailable for me; I can't meet people through my school since I do everything from home; I can't meet people through my job since everyone there is middle-aged (I just turned 18)
I have a lot of hobbies, mainly reading and writing, but none of which offer me the option of meeting people.
For the past few months, I've ritualistically almost daily gone walking throughout my city, hastily in search of any social interactions, bookstores, thrift shops, libraries, parks- you name it, but nothing seems to suffice my need for friendship.
I don't know how much longer I can do this; It feels like I'm drowning in loneliness- like there's a barrier- blocking me from forming any genuine human connections. What should I do?