is facebook really not the place to make friends. i have very few friends?

[rjhfocus77]

i feel lost and i feel like i'm missing out. i don't socialise alot. i don't work. i go to college. i've never made friends through college. i've met people i've liked mostly through work, but that's never developed from working relationships to friendships. i'm not very good at socialising and i'm not a confident person. i'm 34 and i've always had problems with socialising because i have aspergers. i've been told to go out and join clubs, bu that isn't an option due to my aspergers and my anxieties. i've got a few friends but i'm not really doing much with them. i hardly ever socialise with them. if i do, it's like 1 or 2 times a month. i like having friends. if i was going to socialise more. i would need people to socialise with, at the moment i haven't got people to socialise with
well i used to like using facebook, because i have no other form of communication. i have friends, but they don't text me or anything. the way i talk to people, is through facebook, because i have no other way of communaction.
the reason why i put "is facebook really not the place to make friends" is because i am being told, that people i haven't met, aren't friends, there strangers and facebook isn't for talking to strangers.

[Jamey]

Why not set up a facebook account for people like you? Or there might be one already - try searching. I know this might sound a bit pie-in-the-sky, but it's a start.

[Sly Eighty-8]

I guess you should reverse you question to some like "is facebook a place to make friend?" because yes facebook is the most used social network currently. It really a place to make friends and even best friends cuz i did.

[Seth]

Go onto your friend's friend list on Facebook and just add people. Facebook works in such way that when people see you on someone's friend list they add you. More Facebook friends you have, more Facebook users will add you as friend, and that's how it goes, but make sure that you at least heard of those people or seen them at least once, otherwise it doesn't move from Facebook to real life. Basically more friends you have, more friends you get, and the problem is that you do need some friends to start with. I tried to explain this, now, I am not sure if I did much of a job, but, yeah, go out with existing friends to make new ones.

[Sameer]

Well, Facebook isn't the right place to make friends, at least not for true friends. You may find friends but you won't get much as your real life socializing is weak. You should find people who feel comfortable with you and who really like you.

[anon]

I can tell you that it's a good place to make friends if you know the people you are talking to, but other than that it's not that great, especially if you have Asperger's and not many friends. Also, try not to go the wrong way about it, you don't want to piss them off or anything.

[Jade]

i feel like the same

[Daniel]

Facebook is to Connect With People that you Know in Real Life Friends that you Already Know and Family and Co Workers Its not The Place to Make New Friends

[Keith]

I think Twitter is better if you want to make friends or socialise a bit. Facebook if mostly for people you actually know. With Twitter a lot of the time people just add anyone and get talking, you can do the same with Facebook but I think Twitter is better. I don't really have much friends either and when I made a Twitter account I got talking with a lot of different people from different countries and it's quite nice to learn about different people. You should make an account.

[Ed Leger]

There are two problems I want to talk about today considering influence of social networking on our lives.

First is obsession.

Social networks are good about fuelling our obsession with something or someone. We can discuss our problems over and over again, secretly stalk our ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends, or participate in love/hate relationships with celebrities or even our co-workers.

It's an unhealthy environment which breads strong emotions and certainly can cause mental health problems like depression or anxiety.

Social networks like Facebook and MySpace also can replace real life interactions with cyberspace world and leave you totally isolated from your community and neighbours.

For example, study by Stony Brook University of New York revealed that discussing the same problems and worries without stopping by means of Facebook and instant or text messaging is more likely to cause depression or anxiety disorder in teenagers.

Second problem is competitiveness.

We are competitive by nature, and by competing we develop our sense of self-esteem and build our character.

Social networks are not good for sensitive individuals, people who are prone to depression, bipolar disorder or