I’ve lost contact with all of my friends and acquaintances over the last 3 years bar one close friend. This is due to my mental health and chronic illness going down hill. I’ve basically become a shut in during this time.
In that time I’ve completely stopped using Instagram and my account has basically became dead. I’m just starting to want to be more social again as things have improved a bit finally. I’ve started posting a few things on Instagram with the hope of interacting with the same people I used to.
However it’s like they’ve forgotten I exist or that we ever had a relationship and my posts literally get 0 likes. Yes this embarrassing and hurtful.
It’s hard to meet people in real life and I feel like so much of it happens online. But how do I rebuild connections that now feel lost and how do I form new ones online – and especially on Instagram where I like to share my art?