{"id":8062,"date":"2019-11-16T06:11:18","date_gmt":"2019-11-16T14:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=8062"},"modified":"2019-11-15T19:22:29","modified_gmt":"2019-11-16T03:22:29","slug":"sharing-how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-making-friends-as-an-adult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2019\/11\/16\/sharing-how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-making-friends-as-an-adult\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing &#8211; How to Overcome the Fear of Making Friends as an Adult"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:1346,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/tinyletter.com\\\/jeffblankenburg\\\/letters\\\/19-followers-friends-family-and-funko&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/mailchimp.com\\\/pricing\\\/marketing\\\/&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:1347,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/psychcentral.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-making-friends-as-an-adult&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/psychcentral.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-make-friends-as-an-adult&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>It is important to have friends and social connections, we already know this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Research shows that new friendships start to decline in our 20s. Studies have also shown that friendships are a big factor in mental and physical health, as well as longevity. In other words, loneliness\u00a0 kills \u2014 even in a relationship.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, if it&#8217;s important, maybe we should take a few minutes and stop working, or looking at our phones, and do something about it. The article linked at the bottom of this post has some ideas.The part that really resonated with me, though, had to do with the fear of rejection. Coincidentally enough, I had also seen a <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyletter.com\/jeffblankenburg\/letters\/19-followers-friends-family-and-funko\">post by Jeff Blankenburg<\/a> recently and this quote really jumped out at me, and hit me right between the eyes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We&#8217;re all busy, I get that.\u00a0 But what are you doing this Friday night?\u00a0 Let&#8217;s DO something!\u00a0 Board games?\u00a0 I&#8217;m in.\u00a0 Hockey game?\u00a0 Definitely.\u00a0 Dinner and drinks?\u00a0 You betcha.\u00a0 And that&#8217;s the real problem.<\/p>\n<p>Did you see how I framed that?\u00a0 I&#8217;m waiting for you to ask.\u00a0 If you invited me to a hockey game, I would drop nearly anything to make that happen.\u00a0 Why didn&#8217;t I call you?\u00a0 Why didn&#8217;t I ask\u00a0<em>someone<\/em>?\u00a0 Because that&#8217;s harder.\u00a0 You might say no.\u00a0 You might not like me.\u00a0 It&#8217;s just more difficult.\u00a0 But it&#8217;s what I need to do.<\/p>\n<p>My mom said something to me when I was in my early teens that I will never forget:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;If you don&#8217;t call and make plans with people, nothing will happen.\u00a0 They&#8217;ll never call you.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, reach out. Make plans, and read some more about making friends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/psychcentral.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-making-friends-as-an-adult\/\">https:\/\/psychcentral.com\/blog\/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-making-friends-as-an-adult\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"syndication-links\"><\/div><span class=\"kt-load-after-post\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is important to have friends and social connections, we already know this: Research shows that new friendships start to decline in our 20s. Studies have also shown that friendships are a big factor in mental and physical health, as well as longevity. In other words, loneliness\u00a0 kills \u2014 even in a relationship. 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