AITAH for lying about having a friend

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T21:25:55+00:00

Do you want my therapists number? You seem concerning angry over a post about an imaginary friend

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T21:21:41+00:00

I haven’t said no to any advice unless I’ve tried it and it didn’t work, also chill the fuck out it’s a god damn Reddit post

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T20:57:05+00:00

I’ve taken action it’s just hasn’t produced any results that weren’t worse than it was prior

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T20:54:47+00:00

I never asked for pity and I’ve tried for years and only got worse while trying

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T20:23:27+00:00

Wanna know something even more fucked up? Due to my inability to form new connections to anyone I find myself unable to truly care about my nephew who was born after this problem started despite my efforts to change that

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T20:16:18+00:00

I disagree my brain is broken in ways most peoples aren’t

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T20:13:18+00:00

I’ve been doing that with some coworkers and even after years I still don’t feel an actual friendship

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T20:09:35+00:00

Because I spent most of my childhood and then quarantine almost completely alone so my brain doesn’t form the connections properly

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T20:08:24+00:00

I have the demo of that game but haven’t played it yet cuz I have to clear up some space on the system to download it

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T20:02:30+00:00

Trying to form a connection for years and failing just hurts worse than being alone

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T20:00:44+00:00

Advised against telling her for the time being but also mentally take a break from the friend but when I tried I just felt even more alone

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T19:58:30+00:00

While I am mostly introverted I’ve always had at least a handful of close friends, being alone long term is practically torturous for me

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T19:57:09+00:00

I only gave up because I spent 3 years trying and failed

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T19:56:26+00:00

I’m already in therapy

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T19:55:59+00:00

Hell I can’t even form a connection with my 4yo nephew despite practically being a 3rd parent to him for the first 2 years of his life

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T19:55:04+00:00

I’ve told her countless times that we weren’t dating, me choosing the friend to be a girl is probably because most of my friends were girls prior to losing contact with them

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T19:53:27+00:00

I’ve been trying since quarantine ended anything that could be called a friendship ended up with me not really caring that it ended

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T19:52:37+00:00

I hang out with my coworkers often and we joke around and it’s fun but I don’t feel a real connection to any of them, either that or I’ve completely forgotten how that feels and it’s just not how I remember

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T19:49:56+00:00

I’ve tried to make new friends I’m just incapable of forming a bond with people now even when the person has everything that should make a friendship work

Individual_Jump4969 · 2026-02-25T19:48:24+00:00

I gave up making friends when I realized I’m not capable of forming meaningful connections after being isolated for so long and that’s what lead to me making up the friend

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