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[–]Diversity_Racket 26 insightful - 2 fun26 insightful - 1 fun27 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Way to go! The realization that your values are fundamentally different from your friends can be really devastating...personally it sent me into a grieving process. So good for you for putting yourself out there. In the long term, losing a few friends doesn't even compare to how good it feels to live authentically. It might take a while to find those likeminded people again, but it's worth it.

[–]PostmodernJukebox 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

when i dropped out of college and fell out of hyperwoke spaces i lost a lot of my old friends and it nearly killed me. ive been very depressed since and have done htings i should never have let myself be subjected to. it's so hard to rebuild (or build for the first time) your life when you cant talk about who you are anywhere. too conservative for liberal spaces but too liberal for everywhere else...ugh. it sucks big time.

[–]RestingWitchface 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Gosh, that's horrible! Sorry that happened to you. I have a feeling it completely depends what kind of circles you move in. I am "out" as GC, but no one has disowned me even if they disagree, and I wonder if it's because most people I hang around with are 30+ (I myself am late 20s). I would look for friends outside of political circles, and more in social groups revolving around interests and in older age groups. And we are always here online if you want to vent to like-minded people!

[–]PostmodernJukebox 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

eh...i had a few circles once. i have maybe 2 friends anymore, but if either of them knew i was here theyd never talk to me again. i was trying to find new friends when this fucking virus started and ive been trapped in the house since.

if it wasnt for old people i probably wouldnt talk to anyone outside my immediate family on the regular. i always happen to have coworkers in their 50s and up. but thats usually when i'm "too liberal" for everywhere else lol....