It can! I know you’re in a tough spot right now but once you’re able to be in an environment you have more control of and you’re doing your thing surrounded by the people you choose, it gets a lot better! Sometimes a little more distance and novelty is what’s needed. :)

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It does, especially if you really try to get your social life back. I started reaching out to old friends from high school I haven’t talked to in yours and I went on some dates, and I now feel like I have a social life again. The first few months were really lonely though. It takes time, and I really recommend putting yourself out there like I did. It’s definitely a lot harder making new friends after college

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I’m in a similar boat. I work a shitty part time job, have gotten nothing but job rejections after months and months of searching, I live at home with my parents, I don’t have friends anymore, and all I do in my free time is sleep. Life sucks right now but hopefully it’ll get better for us

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im staying in my college town w my cafe manager for one more semester to avoid this and i fear its not much better… i feel like everyone’s wondering why im still here/when ill get a job related to my degree 😭 i need to lock in somehow. and inevitably move back home and find work/friends

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depends on how big your hometown is, i went back to a small small town & currently planning my escape

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Worse for me bc I can’t get a job but if I had a job I think I’d be fine

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I think it does get better but it is hard! I was lucky enough to move it o a cheap place post grad with two randos and a few friends stayed but I couldn’t get a full time job for 7 months and if I stayed home wouldn’t be so worried abt cash all the time. Reaching out to people really helped ans online groups like book club was nice. Also started a personal project. But esp in a small hometown I think it’s harder. Good news your saving money hopefully and I felt once I moved out it helped a lil

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I'm in a similar boat but at least I have a bf to enhance my life a little bit

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i think so. the change that made the biggest difference for me was living in my own space. being surrounded by family just doesn’t work for me, i had to get out. i found a cheap place with my friend and i finally stopped feeling like someone was sitting on my chest all the time

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