Is it normal to feel like you need everyone more than they need you?

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Sometimes I get paranoid that my friends actually are a little annoyed by me. But I would not be able to get through the day without them. I'm in high school and during the summer I'm always at home or work, and my friends never call me wanting to hang out. In all reality, I only ever see my so called friends a couple times during the summer. I see them at camps and things like that,
and then there's the occasionally meetings at walmart. My summers are dull, amd I tend to dread them. I really feel like the people in my life just prefer to not be around me. Is this normal??

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  • jsnpq
    7 years ago

    If you are a teenager I would say, yeah pretty normal to be insecure about that. You should stop trying to read people's minds or question their sincerity. That's a fools errand and will only drive you crazy. Ask your friends to hang out more. If you really want to know ask them. Reach out to them more through text and social media. If they never want to hang out they may just not be that into you as a friend but that doesn't mean they don't like you. If they tease you or are constantly asking you for money or things they aren't your friends.

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  • Spankz
    9 years ago

    It sounds like you need to start putting more effort into seeing your friends. They could be put off, because you don't make any plans. So, they figure that they shouldn't either. Try texting or calling them and asking them to hang out, increase the frequency of this and maybe they will reciprocate the offer. However, if you notice that they're STILL making no effort to see you, I would suggest finding new friends -- ones that actually appreciate you.

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  • evollove
    13 years ago

    A friendship is two sided thing... You can't just always expect for your friends to call you and invite you places... You have to do some of the inviting as well.

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