Hi Kiddo thank you fot replying! Not sure if I’m repyling correctly as I havent quite mastered the forum yet! You may be right about my friend. In the past I have tended to drift away from friends like these but have ended up without many left! I can relate to the dread of mingling before your run! I tried the same thing with an exercise class I have been doing for a year. I am pleased I went it alone but don’t feel like I’ve made any good friendships so I think its time.to.move on and try a new hobby and see what happens 🙂

Hi Anita,

Thank you for taking the time to reply!

I don’t remember anyone telling me to harden up, although maybe they should. I feel quite naive for my age like I’ve been in my own bubble and tend to overthink and don’t cope well with difficult situations.

My parents have always been very protective- not in an overbearing way but I feel like I’m still treated as a child. I still live with them which doesn’t help at the moment.

If I was more hardened up I would not be so sensitive to what others think of me and be confident in who I am, but I still don’t know who that is yet.