Life is filled with pain. Thats it
In order for me to "make friends" and "connections" and shit, I have to deal with the fact that I'll also encounter a lot of bad people too
I feel so emotionally crippled that one more bad experience will make me want to die. I just don't care anymore
I know what you mean.
Like, that feeling that if things stay the way they are, it's still crap, but i can hold on and get used to it.
However, if this one things happens, or that one thing that i'm afraid of, or that other thing i don't want to happen...
A trigger, that's all it takes.
It feels like we're on a countdown, just waiting for that one thing that will inevitably happen and push us over the edge, we just don't know when.
Still, if we're writing this right now, it means that it hasn't happened yet, and that the last bad experience wasn't enough to bury us for good.
We're holding on, and that's something to be proud of.
Now, about the making friends bit.
I'm gonna try to give some advice because this is something i'm happy with, i have the best friends in the world and i couldn't ask for better ones.
Let me tell you, i've had bad experiences with people before, probably not as bad as yours, i admit it, but still, bullying, especially as a kid, was common for me.
The best advice i can give is, as generic as it sounds, just be yourself, don't think too much and people will come.
Treating people nicely also helps a lot, kindness brings more kindness, at least from my experience.
Of course bad experiences will always happen, relationships will end up dissapointing you, some people will make you miserable...
It's about filtering which relationships will make you sad, and which ones you'll want to have for as long as you live.
Even if it means going through dozens of friendships that don't last only to find that one that does, those are worth living for almost.
Sorry if this was generic and didn't help at all, if i was good at helping others perhaps i could help myself, but no, i'm on a suicide form, that's clearly not the case.
Jokes aside, i hope i was able to help in any way, and feel free to talk more or vent, i feel like i could really help out with this friends issue if we talk more.
Of course, that is if you want to and feel comfortable about talking more, idk.