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I'm a bit reserved, but can be extroverted if I so choose. Being lonely is pretty unfulfilling. I have been to nine different schools in twelve years, and that has made it harder and harder to have a close group of friends. However, talking to anyone regularly is kind of a hassle. I don't really have a lot to say, and I just get bored. Obviously living this way isn't a good idea. I've got to change things.

Suggestions?

try to make friends with them. you never know how they'll accept you as friend. mix up with a few friends.

I can certainly empathise. Or sympathise maybe? I have moved around a fair bit too. I call myself a military brat cause both of my parents were/are in the military. Being in the military means constantly being re-stationed. Even between countries.

I have not moved around as much as you, I always seemed to get between one and four years, but it was sort of worse, because it was just long enough to get some good, close friends, then off to a new place.

Like you I get socially drained pretty easy. You sort of need to work into it. If you are still moving around a lot, you are pretty much out of luck. I suppose the one suggestion I could make is to get a common hobby. Like a sport. I do tae kwon do for instance, so where ever I move, I find a dojang and join up. Everyone has something in common with me then so I instantly get along with people. Or maybe an online game, then if you move you still have the same friends. Different sorts of friends, but it provides some lasting ties.

Hope I gave you something useful there :/

Well if you keep moving it might be kind of difficult to maintain a group of friends, so have you tried another way to get friends? Such as forums (here) or on online games? I remember back in the day some of my closest friends I met on Runescape lol. If you keep moving it'll be a little hard to keep friends, so try and look for ways where you can keep them