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making friends

  • 20-09-2009 11:43pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    I know this sounds a bit trivial but I really am not good at making friends. I am starting 2nd year in college soon and the few friends I had made have left. I've joined 2 societies but when I am around a lot of people I just go into my shell and retreat into myself. So now I find myself in college with nobody to hang out with and I am very anxious because I am the type of person who needs people around me but I find it difficult to make the circle of friends if you understand. Because it is second year too everybody will already have their circle of friends made. It may sound like a poor me spchiel but its not I just need advice on how to make some friends!


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  • #2
    DazMarz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,493 ✭✭✭DazMarz


    I know you said you tried joining societies, but which ones? If you join one of the HUGE soc's, like UCD's L&H or something, you'll just be a number. If you join a smaller soc, you'll be more likely to be able to meet up with other people.

    Common ground is also a good starting point. Try to find people who have similar interests (football, music, films, theatre, etc.) and try and get talking with them.

    People who are in lectures/tutorials/seminars with you in college are also good for talking to and so on, because they will have a similar academic interest as you.


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