"I need my friends. I bet you need yours."

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movies/clips featured:
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Once
Euphoria
Straight Up
Ladybird
Inside
Her
The Good Place
Stand By Me
Lost in Translation
being alooooneeee more than usual - dodie
The Edge of Seventeen
Eighth Grade
Fleabag

[@braileyvine9629]

I love that the thesis of this video is that you’re gonna try because the thesis of the past week and a half of my life is I’m gonna give up fr this time

[@LadyGreyOfficial]

i flip flop fs

[@brivyyy]

I think about this exact thing a lot. Although I don’t struggle as much with social anxiety anymore, it’s still tough to try and be the person that helps bring friends together. It’s kinda like a weak, glass barrier between you and your friends.

[@LadyGreyOfficial]

@@brivyyy I always say social anxiety feels like a mental brick wall

[@lizzypelto908]

as someone who has recently also moved away from everyone they know & love… making friends in your 20’s is the WORST and you are not alone

[@eddddddddyyyyyyyy]

I hate to point a finger at the pandemic in big ol 2024 BUT that definitely has affected a lot of ppls ability to be able to put themselves out there especially if you experienced Covid in such a huge transitional period in ur life

[@LadyGreyOfficial]

@@eddddddddyyyyyyyy oh trust i'll blame the pandemic for anything and everything

[@jambers4005]

Being alone is scary. It hurts, and tells you all the things that your fear wants to believe. But remember, loneliness is still time spent in the world. The most beautiful part of your body is where it’s headed. And I loved the clips of movies you added :) -ameliza

[@sjorsweeda3717]

I believe you can do it. I know how hard it is to make new friends, and your video made me really think about how much I appreciate and need them, even though I sometimes take them for granted. I'm quite nervous to move out (if that would even be financially possible), because I fear I would face the same issue as not knowing where to start making new friends. It takes a lot to even make this video, and who knows, some friendly person near you might see it. Thank you for posting this video (and for the Algorithm to show it to me), and it's a great quote (got me teared up as well). You can do it.

[@LadyGreyOfficial]

@@sjorsweeda3717 :,)) definitely appreciate and hang out with your friends as much as possible while you're all still together. i miss em

[@evelynbroad5387]

I ended up doing a year of uni (in a city across the country - where I had extended family but they weren’t close) right after COVID. Due to a combination of struggles with my mental health and an inability to form real connections, I ended up returning to my family home (I am now doing a different online course). It ended up being the best decision for me, I connected with old friends I hadn’t seen for years, and made some new ones. I also found a DnD group that I am still playing with online right before I moved home and they have been a great support. I still meet them every week and we talk almost every day, even though I am in a different state. I attribute a lot of it to faith, as I myself am Christian, and most of the people I built relationship with and new connections are through that community. Once I had settled, I found a video on TikTok that genuinely made me cry (the original creator was @ameliapoops123) in which she wrote this: “It is July. My brother caught lobsters and we had them for dinner. My father will make rolls out of the leftovers. His girlfriend bought chocolate from Italy. I am driving to my friends house, and it is still light out. Tonight we will laugh about stupid things and tomorrow we will hug goodbye and I will make Mecca to her house again next week. We have plans to pick strawberries. It will never come to fruition and that’s okay. It is July and I am surrounded by love. Life is slow. I no longer call it boring.” That last line is what really hit me. I am one for grand plans and big dreams, but now I am home, I have settled with new work, new and old friends, and family. My life is slow, and I no longer call it boring. I am hoping for the best for you. My Christian community was a real support for me - and maybe yours is different, but I hope that you will find people you connect with and that you will be able to settle and be content and find relationships that will grow. I myself have anxiety and phone calls are utterly terrifying. I struggle to branch out. I was in the same position so recently that this video really connected with me. If it helps, one of my friends who I have known quite a while started watching a show with me- and even if weeks went by we would set a plan and pick where we left off. That was something that I found easiest. I hope this helps you. Good luck! And best of wishes!

[@rinsters]

this just popped up on my recommended but i hope youre okay :-) i wish you a life surrounded by love no matter where you go

[@evanjolley1279]

i hate how she writes , like someone very young trying to sound intelligent

[@LadyGreyOfficial]

@@evanjolley1279 I'm not very young but I am very intelligent so I guess you're half right

[@braileyvine9629]

dude ikr kinda like when people who weren’t asked give a presumptive opinion that isn’t necessary or helpful

[@brivyyy]

You know what’s funny? You’re giving an opinion literally nobody asked for and then had the audacity to use a comma incorrectly. Get a life