-- Posted by Anonymous at 8:43 am on Nov. 12, 2006 ok i have a problem...for about a couple of years since i was in highschool i didnt really have trouble making friends..its just that when i get a friend and we get closer, exchanging numbers and everything, then i would start to pull away..i've been doing this for a long time now..i would get into a group of friends and then i would start ignoring them not calling or wanting to meet up with them..it just seems like for some reason i'm scared to have friends..like i'm scared they might not like me once they get to know me more..i dont know why i'm like this, maybe it's because i'm a shy kinda quiet person..then when i pull away from them, then i start to feel lonely -- Posted by Link01 at 8:44 am on Nov. 12, 2006 good friends like you no matter what -- Posted by lovexme at 8:50 am on Nov. 12, 2006 OMG. I have the same exact problem. But I'm working on making it better. I think what you might need to do is give things a chance with new friends and dont automatically assume they wont like you. let them get to know you so they can make their own opinion. -- Posted by Skylily4ever at 8:53 am on Nov. 12, 2006 My friend has the same prob, we're workin on it. She's afraid she's gonna get stabbed in the back and she don't wanna get hurt... -- Posted by Carrot at 9:02 am on Nov. 12, 2006 I have the same problem, but I'm starting to wonder if being alone hurts more than being stabbed in the back. -- Posted by Anonymous at 9:11 am on Nov. 12, 2006 well i'm happy i'm not the only one..because of this sometimes i feel like something is wrong with me. i do be scared of the stabbing in the back thing too..maybe i should go to therapy -- Posted by Lewis9024 at 10:13 am on Nov. 12, 2006 I think its just a confidence issue. I had something similar, but you just gotta be comfortable enough with yourself that you can have the mindset that almost anybody you meet will like you if you just be yourself