My love/hate relationship with solitude

I’m a 21 year old that’s just graduated university. I work in a bar (Wetherspoons for those of you from the UK) and it’s something that for most people, would be more or less fine. I’m physically healthy, although not perfect, but good nonetheless. Due to the nature of my work and personality, I’m grown to become a naturally helpful and genuinely curious person.However, since I was younger, I’d been used to spending time on my own. My social skills are admittedly sub-par to say the least so that hasn’t helped. I’ve learned to find solace in my solitude, but it’s reached a point where I feel like I’m suffering as a result.My mental health has also worsened in recent months, in part because of the pandemic, in part because I’ve finished university and therefore the best part of 18ish years of education. But I feel like the biggest part of it is my fear of being alone and the social skills (or lack thereof in my case) that comes with it.Don’t get me wrong, I understand that there are times and places where I’d need to be on my own for my own betterment. But I now struggle to form and maintain friendships and relationships, whether with my work colleagues, friends from childhood and everything in between)):If anyone has any advice, general tips, (or just wants to make a new friend!), I’d greatly appreciate it. via /r/mentalhealth https://ift.tt/30wISIq