Is it normal to have no friends

I agree with Sake. Tablets and video games have turned many of our kids into social ignoramuses who can’t navigate their way through society. I see it in my grandkids and encourage them to get out and play with other kids. I think you need to break out of your shell and take the risk. It may be awkward at first, but it will be worth it.

The more technologically advanced we become as a society the more emotionally isolated we seem to be as individuals. It’s becoming increasingly normal to have no friends in the true sense. Social media, online takeout delivery, automated cashiers etc etc are all reducing the amount of real human interaction we experience on a daily basis.

Factor in mental health conditions like ASD, Social Anxiety disorder and Agoraphobia and the problem is compounded.

It’s been referred to as ‘future shock syndrome’ and more recently linked to theories of a ‘transhuman agenda’.

Japan is one of the most technologically advanced cultures on the planet and is suffering huge consequences as a result.

As well a historically low birthrate they have thousands of hermit like young people called Hikikomori who have no friends and never leave their apartments.

So to answer your question; I’d say it’s becoming increasingly normalized but it’s far from natural.

I'm also a sensitive person who don't really display my emotions and that makes it hard, i've always struggled with friendship. You kind of have to be open and dare to express your emotions in any relationship. Maybe you have social anxiety? It's pretty classic with that to be sensitive and always judge yourself, withdrawing and not knowing what to say. People being nice but keeping a distance and not inviting you could be because they don't know if you want to be their friend. If you don't talk much and don't make much effort to get to know anyone people are gonna feel confused. My piece of advice is something I wish I would've done when I was in high school. I sucessfully made friends and then withdrew when they didn't invite me so much anymore but what I didn't realize at the time was my own lack of effort. They'd made effort but eventually backed off a bit. I realized later that we'd exchanged contact details but I never contacted any of them after school and I also didn't talk much to them at school, especially not anything personal while they pretty quickly started getting close by sharing personal things and staying in touch after schoolhours. So basically make more effort. It may be scary if you're afraid of rejection but if these are nice people then the chance is bigger they'll be happy to see that you actually like them and want to get to know them better.

I am the worse at making friends, the same way how I see people who do try to make friends with me as quite scary.

Hmm idk find someone who you have good conversations with and get their number or something and hangout. Get some beer and have them come over. 18 year olds love beer.

Buy them on internet.

I was never really good at making friends either, but I thankfully have some. It gets easier if you have a shared interest and hobby, and starting an activity that involves meeting people in person can help with that.

For the "I felt hurt very often because of little things that were done or said about me", maybe you're overacting and that keeps you from building friendships, its normal for friends to insult each other, but usually in a not too serious manner.

Generally I think getting pets can be a good idea if you're lonely/bored but you have to make sure you can take good care of them and I think you should wait till you're back at a permanent home