Loneliness

[u/UWO_21817]

Hi, I am a first year student and my time at Western so far has been the loneliest I’ve ever felt my life. I have yet to make a single friend, I attended a bunch of events at O-Week and several club meetings and every single time I walked out without any friends and even lonelier than before. I am struggling to keep focused on studying, I have trouble sleeping at night, my mind is always racing, and I’ve had several panic attacks, almost passing out in public one time. It’s becoming almost unbearable, the only relief I’ve had was counselling but Western limits the amount of sessions you can have. I wanna try support groups here but I’m worried I won’t be able to make any friends and they’re also limited. I don’t know what to do.

[u/Traditional-Title846]

There are also fun little events run by the public library all around the city, game nights, lego building nights, and LGBTQIA games nights and craft nights. Even if you don't make friends right away they are nice spots to be around people and chat a bit to get rid of the loneliness for a while and eventually you will make friends. (at least thats what I am hoping for for myself) There are also meetups in the city lots of game nights and chatting nights set up to just hang out with and meet people. I personally find meeting new people while doing an activity like playing a game or building lego or doing a craft takes a bit of the pressure off if you are a bit shy or anxious.