Lonely although surrounded by lots of people!

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<pre><code>I've been feeling kind of lost lately and I don't know/can't figure out why. It's like I'm lonely even though I have tons of people around all the time. At first I thought it was because I didn't have a close circle of friends- but it seems like I do... I think that the people I hang around with now aren't meant to be my friends forever. Everybody is just buzzing with drama all the time and it is too much to deal with sometimes. Living so close with people really makes you see their bests and worsts. I think I really need just one "college best friend." It seems like a lot of people have that. I really don't know. Maybe it has to do with their roommates. Unfortunately my roommate and I are just getting to know each other NOW.
I don't know how or where to find just a random new friend and it seems impossible. Sometimes I think that maybe I should've joined a sorority - but not for the sorority or the traditions or the shirts or the fraternity parties (the idea of recruitment makes me nauseous), but just to meet more people. Only about 11% of people at my school are actually in sororities so it can't be IMPOSSIBLE to make it through without rushing. I think that I just want a happy cohesive friend group that sometimes comes with being in a sorority.
I keep finding myself actually worrying about: a) who I'm going to live with/hang out with next year and especially the year after, b) who I'm going to sit near at graduation or take cap and gown pictures with, c) why I don't have great tailgating photos for people to see, and d) what fabulous and awesome college friends are going to be at my wedding. It is ridiculous and I am well aware but I can't help but worry about stupid stuff like that and I just don't know what to do.
I think I'm just frustrated because I always had awesome friends throughout my life I don't have that as much now. I keep reminding myself that I didn't find my current high school friends until junior year. And we all had to start applying to colleges just as I started to love them :( ! I know it's bad to compare my life with other peoples' but I sometimes can't help it. Last semester seemed great but now thing are just ... different. I don't know and I'm stressing myself out for absolutely no reason.
I'm toying with the idea of being an RA next near for a couple reasons: to save money, to make really great connections with the other staff members, to help people on my floor, and to have a single but I'm afraid that I'll feel isolated even more because I won't be able to spend as much time with my friends and probably won't live anywhere near them.
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<p>Ideas???? Suggestions???? Thoughts????</p>

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<p>RA - as long as you’re good with people, like them, want to help them, understand boundaries, etc. Go interview a bunch of RAs now about RAs life, skills, etc. </p>

<p>Also, talk to a therapist/counselor to help guide you past this rough patch. </p>

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<p>No, dont be an RA for a reason to be connected with more people. Not gonna work. Honestly, go to parties. Get drunk. Smoke some stuff. Go to a random party. Dance like no one is watching. That will bring you closer to people. Seems like you dont like drama and talking about relationships which is unusual for a girl in college. Time to find a new group of friends. </p>

<p>I think you are concerned about having a best friend the most. You cant force that. Just hang in there…and go to parties. </p>

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<p>@Justabe1020‌, your advice on a bunch of these threads is just awful. Telling people to go get drunk and “smoke some stuff” is the worst advice I have ever heard. You obviously are too clueless to understand that mental issues (loneliness, etc…) can lead to addiction. Is going to parties your solution to everything? Grow up.</p>

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<p>@berikson Im glad youre concerned about my advice. Id like to kindly respond with that with rhetorical question. Are you the internet police? Ive had many friends in college so far that were secluded and anti social and stuff. Id bring them out to places where they can hang out and introduced them to people and they started hanging out with people. they started liking it. Some didnt change, but most did. those who didnt stayed anti social. Whatever. Not a big deal. But when someone asks me, hey, how do you get friends. I do what my friend did to me. Help me be introduced at parties and clubs and stuff.</p>

<p>Lay off buddy. ive been alone plenty of times. I was suicidal because of it and almost attempted it by ramming my car to a tree. The thing that helped me? My friend started bringing me to parties and such and I became so much happier. </p>

<p>Everyone has different solutions. Yours might be to bring someone to a senior home and wash the seniors’ armpits or something, idk. People are different. </p>