Anyone else feel sometimes that they are the least important friend in a group and their absence would make no difference to the others?

Yes. I struggled too and once high school ended and I wasn’t around the multiple groups of people I talked to (never could get an actual group of friends Bc I thrive in more smaller circles) I realized I felt unimportant but that’s because I had no self esteem or respect. Many of my friends regard me as the social butterfly and usually throw me up to talk to workers about food or items. It’s easy to socialize for me but difficult to feel important, and once I worked on self esteem and understanding where I fit into my friend groups (Emotional Support and Heat Of The Moment Man) I embraced this and my friends and I have been having exciting times, and I mostly think about what’s happening rather than what they may be thinking of me.

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