I’ve met a lot of people since I started college, some of them became my closest friends, sometimes I hang out with others, and I haven’t seen the rest of them for a while.

Although I’ve met a lot of people and at some point in my life had close friends who supported me and care for me, I feel like I don’t have friends anymore. There’s no one that I can think of as my true friend. I feel so alone, I feel like I’m the only person that I can count on. And I know that it is okay to support and take care of myself, but it’s like I have no one to talk to.

The people who were my closest friends before now call me o text me when they have a problem or when they need someone to cheer them up. I like helping people as long as I can, but they never help me the same way. Whenever I try to speak about the things that I’m going through nobody seems to understand me, sometimes I feel like they are not even paying attention. And I’m tired of it. I’ve been thinking about meeting new people but it is not as easy as it sounds.

I feel misunderstood and not only by them but by my family as well. I’m always open to listen and help them but they don’t understand that I have things going on in my life as well and that sometimes I am the one who needs to be listened.

How do I deal with this situation? How do I address my discomfort without making them feel bad?