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>>6196

when i was younger, i too was a dumb kid

i think that, as i grew more self-conscious, i became more anxious of social interaction to the point of posting on an imageboard.

your experience sounds similar, yet you've failed to indentify the root cause.

i am certain that, if you know why you became lonelier, you can reverse that process.

i cannot give advice on how to make friends, i speculate that, if you force yourself into social situations (working, going out, etc) you'll gradually become a more social person, though i've not tried this on myself.

good luck anon

Anon, I suggest you to have a look at How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carneige. I was alone since I started applying the techniques there. It's not rocket science, they are pretty simple guidelines to follow even for an autistic retard. Things like smiling, referring to people by their names and making the other person feel important may look simple but trust me anon, it's not that simple to look at some fuckers face smiling and being GENUINELY interested in them.

>>6196

Ah, that's an easy one. To start, stop coming here.

But seriously, leave your house and get used to being out of your house. Then start talking to random people, especially when you fuck up with an introduction or a conversation because that teaches you how to be normal. After that, get someones contact details and really get to know them, ask them about their interests, their hobbies, how many cocks they like to suck each weekend, and I stress the last part because reaching farther in a conversation than you really want to go and feeling completely out of your depth builds relations faster than anything. I also recommend low doses of alcohol.

If you can manage even the first few, you are well on your way.

t. A former shut in autist with a decent social life.

Same story. But i got kicked out of my friend group and since my school didn't have other people to become friends with since our school was small i became lonely.

Looking back i was always and asshole mostly because my parents were alcoholics and since my only escape was the internet and games i became different

Nowadays i watch Youtube and drink. The next plan is to find something else to do and along the way find people i like to hangout with and the such.

Life is simple. you do things. things lead to other things. simple.

>>6196

You go out, you strike up a conversation (it'll happen, just wait, someone will ask you something and then you're going to have something to talk about), and

(this is the important part)

You let the other people steer the conversation.

If they want to talk about Fleetwood Mac, you stuff down your dread of them, and just talk about whatever dumb shit you know about it. Eventually they'll ask you why you hate fleetwood mac, or they'll ask you why you sound like you're from New Jersey, and you make lightly self-depricating jokes and just enjoy the fun. It's like a good bater session only it's real life and you have to be nice to other people.

Eventually, when a few years have passed you can pretty much just say whatever you want. But hopefully you're not the same antisocial asshole you were when this process started.