23 Year Old Sadness/ Realness

[irl_weirdo]

I'm a 23 year old grad student from NY. Covid messed a lot up in terms of being able to socialize. Ddint come from a good home life but i always try to make friends and ppl come up short. Maybe its the expectation? I just want someone to be there all or nothing and its so heart cuz i keep giving and ppl keep taking but i never recieve. Would love to connect other ppl around my age who go thru the same thing. :? LMK

[capnjazz]

hi, i'm 24. i've always, and still have, had the feeling I could never truly connect to my peers. i frequently do acts of support and reach out to them to help and feel like I don't get it back. but I am starting to realize that this will to help others above all is actually a symptom of my dependency on approval and recognition. and I'm also starting to actually ask for help and it's surprising to me that when I ask, some people actually help.