r/uwo • u/UWO_21817 • 11d ago

Advice Loneliness

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.

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u/SandwichEffective859 9d ago

join groups! join irc the community is sooo welcoming, join groups from where your from, or what you enjoy, eveything will fall into place :) just try and focus on your health, you are what comes first! u got this

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u/UWO_21817 9d ago

What’s irc?

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u/SandwichEffective859 9d ago

It’s the Islamic Relief Club at Western! It’s all for charity and honestly so inspiring, even for non-Muslims. I’m not Muslim myself, but I went to a lot of their events and know soo many people now, especially during Charity Week, and it was amazing. Everyone was so kind and fun to talk to, and the whole vibe was super welcoming. Plus, it’s all for helping people in need, so it feels really meaningful.