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Well I'm a part time college student and I work at a daycare. I basicly have five friends. One of them doesn't seem to care to be friends if he can't have more than that. The other two were just using me. The next one is probably playing mind games with me and the fifth one well she's actually a friend. Thing is, we can't hang out much though because she's busy with school work and plus she doesn't live near me, though the living near me thing isn't an issue. I just got out of councelling. My councellor and I agreed that I'm ok now and don't need ongoing therapy. She told me I can give her a call if I get into a big enough issue that I can't handle on my own. Just when I thought things were getting better for me, it's seemingly backfiring. I want to make friends at school but I don't know how or where to start. Should I just go up to random people and start a convo with them? Would that seem awkward?

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I'm in the same boat that you're in...I have six good friends [including my boyfriend], but I also have that problem of making new friends as well...I'm myself when I befriend people on discussion boards that I'm well-known on, but in person, I'm deathly quiet..I don't say much and I'm not a shy person...I'm not sure of what to say....But, what I learned from it was that I had to be comfortable with myself, in order for me to be comfortable around people i don't know [to be short, loosen up is what I mean]..once i'm comfortable talking, I can't shut up, lol..

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*erica*