<p>Hi, everyone.
I've had a lot of friends throughout high school, but this last year, my remaining good friends graduated. I'm involved in very many social circles, though only shallowly, and I'm truthfully very nervous about this next year (my senior year).
I've been in a situation in middle school once before where I truthfully had no friends all year long, and I'm afraid this will happen during my senior year, which is supposed to be one of the best and most exciting times of my life. Sadly, all of my friends are out of school and in college. I can see them outside of school, but I'm worried about being completely alone during school hours.
I'm trying to sleep and the anxiety is actually pushing me to tears. I'm scared enough about my schedule, getting my apps done, and everything else, but isn't your senior year supposed to be fun second semester? I'm just dreading it.
I don't think just "make friends" is a good solution to this, as I have a lot of them already, just not close friends and not a distinct social circle.
Please help. </p>
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Life is different for everyone. If you go through life with expectations like this, you’ll always be disappointed.
Why? What’s the worst thing that could happen? Part of growing up is learning to be okay with being alone. </p>
<p>School is about learning, not socializing. You do not need friends.</p>
<p>If school WAS strictly about learning and had nothing to do with socializing, I think the system would be drastically different.
I remember why I stopped coming to this website, now. Christ.</p>
<p>During your classes you’re bound to make a few acquaintances if you just make small talk with those who sit near you. It can be kind of awkward if you don’t have any real friends at first but just start out with talk about the class, homework, maybe a club or sports team at your school & go from there. By the end of the year I’m sure you can develop some friendships. In my opinion you don’t have to be in a certain social circle to have close friends. Usually if you’re nice to someone they’ll be nice back.</p>
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We learn by “socializing.” I agree that there are people who don’t feel the need to have friends in the traditional sense, but essentially everyone wants to feel connected to other people somehow.
To clarify, I’m not saying you shouldn’t try to make friends. I’m just saying that a lack of close friends in high school shouldn’t be a source of worry and dread, especially if it’s because you’re afraid of not living up to some stereotyped idea of what your senior year is supposed to be like. You won’t have much success trying to make friends with that kind of mindset anyway, because people are just going to think you’re clingy and only like them because you feel like you can’t be alone. Just talk to people, be kind, join extracurriculars, and remember that there’s no reason to worry. </p>
<p>@Laura280 Spoken like a true social outcast with no life. </p>
<p>Sometimes it makes me feel happy that I will never have these problems since I don’t have any friends. But most of the time I’m just sad because I don’t have any friends.</p>
<p>Don’t worry at all, please don’t be upset about this at all. All humans of course want contact and relationships. My advice for you is to let it happen - it will happen naturally that you will find people you bond and connect with. The hardest thing here is to ask someone to hang out with, which in the large scheme of things shouldn’t be the toughest thing of your life. Just be open and make friends 
It’s very possible and a natural process.
And tbh, I wish I had something like that because my friend group is quite broken now and it’s quite depressing - theres way too much drama and hurting and stuff you should be glad to be clear of.</p>