It's certainly understandable to isolate yourself in response to trauma from others. But it also sounds like just by virtue of only being in school one day a week, that isolation is kind of baked in. I think taking another try at group therapy is a good call. You can't control what other people thi...

Volunteering is actually a really great way to make new friends, whether it's a shelter or just about anything else. When we're volunteering somewhere, we already have a shared interest and passion, and usually like to make some friendships that way. It for sure sounds like a lot of your problem is...

Hey there, Kate. :) We can absolutely help you with this. You're right, life without some friends just isn't the same. Can you fill me in on where you are meeting people right now? At school? If so, only at school? How about other places/setting, like, if this is part of your life, any community gr...

I'm almost 18 but really have no one to celebrate with. I've been pretty used to not having very many actual friends but as I get closer to this age I realize that I am so lonely because I don't have friends to go to the mall with or have a sleepover with like we are 13. I do have a boyfriend that i...