Does anyone else have no friends? my birthday is coming up soon and it just reminds me of how alone I am, and how I have to carry this burden of narcissistic abuse still affecting me as it just shows in all aspects of my life.

Yes, definetly me. I have no friends other than 'my family'. Fir years I had crippling Social anxiety, like it got to I could barely leave the house bad. Even years after moving out from my parents.

Getting away from their toxicity is one of the best things that happened to me. I started at a job where I had a great mentor, made me really push of my comfort zone and it helped alot.

I wish this story had a happy ending. I'm much more confident at handling people now, but I still have this mental block, where I am so used to always being that guy with social anxiety that I convinced myself I can't do it but I really can.

Then I got diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and had to back in with my abusive parents or live on the streets basically. That's where I am now.... I was very close to escaping the spiral of social anxiety.

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