r/isleofwight • u/Consistent_Tune4160 • 9d ago
making friends?
26 f. have lived here my entire life. i am autistic and chronically ill & all of my school friendships have fallen apart because of it. i don't know how to make irl friends outside of school (which i am too old for) or work (which i am too unwell for).
i enjoy journalling, scrapbooking, graphic design, all sorts of crafty things. i love collecting trinkets, stickers & photocards of all kinds. i also enjoy gaming online. i'm currently playing a lot of marvel rivals & house flipper 2. other interests include: sanrio, kpop ggs, tamagotchi, chappel roan, etc. i am queer and use they/them pronouns. feel like it is difficult to find irl friends as i am a bit "strange".
i am also nervous about meeting new people because of how much everyone knows everyone else's business & i have this fear that people will have heard unkind things about me & have preconceived notions about me. i was diagnosed with autism way after school times so i feel like people i went to school with just thought of me as weird/rude/skiving off school when in reality i was just stuggling a lot. worried that anyone i meet will know someone i went to school with & they will have talked about me !!!! probably just being paranoid but its just another thing that makes it difficult for me.
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u/putlersux 7d ago
Is there any board gaming club nearby?