<p>Sorry if this is the wrong forum to post in, but this didn't seem relevant in any of the other forums.</p>
<p>I'm having an issue that seems to be getting worse as the days go by: I miss my old high school friends too much. Because I have been studying so much, I haven't been able to find the time to hang out with my old group of friends. The difference between my friends and I are that I am educationally motived, and they are not. I know that what I am doing is best for my future, but I also want to look back and be able to say that I had a great college life as well. I have found new friends with the same drive as me, but the group that I hang out with is much smaller than usual. Growing up in high school, I hung out with a much bigger group of friends. My old friends and I seem more like acquaintances rather than friends now actually. I think that a part of me wants to be in the party scene (I'm 21 years old), but the other part of me won't let me. It's summer and I still have summer school and am swamped with homework. Every time I sign on my facebook and see what my friends are doing, I become so depressed because I see what they're doing and compare it to what I'm doing. I'm actually scared to sign onto facebook because I hate going into depression, yet my curiosity of what they're doing gets the best of me. This really isn't normal. Any feedback would greatly be appreciated. Thanks!</p>
<p>Have you really, really tried to make time for your friends? I just fine it hard to believe that you absolutely have no time to spend with your friends.</p>
<p>It’s not that I don’t have time for them right now during the summer. It’s during the regular semesters that I don’t have time. Every summer/winter, I would hang out with them, then as soon as the regular school semesters start, I disappear almost immediately because of all the homework/studies that I have to do. Eventually, anybody would get tired of it if you’re friend is always bouncing in and out right?</p>
<p>Well what about just talking to them on AIM or facebook or skype or MSN while you’re doing your work?</p>
<p>With my friends, even if i don’t see them for a long time, I still keep in touch through text or im-ing and we can make plans whenever we have any free time. </p>
<p>Are you saying you have absolutely no free time AT ALL during school?</p>
<p>Don’t worry you’re not alone; everybody missed their friends! The trick is in managing your time; if you are swamped with work, try and get it done during the day so you can hang out with your friends during the evening. Plus most of your friends will have jobs and thus won’t be able to hang out regularly during the day anyway. And if you still can’t hang out as much as you like, you’re friends will understand as they probably are going through similar things with work, etc.</p>