POV Discusses: How To Make Friends As An Adult
POV You're My Therapist
Divine Philemond
4.8 • 610 Ratings
🗓️ 4 October 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s edition of The Hot, Sexy Overshare , I talk about my experience with adult loneliness and we take a trip back to the yee old days of yore, where we revisit some forgotten means of connection. Let me know what you think!
In this episode, Divine tackles the all-too-common struggle of adult loneliness! Friendships are essential for our mental health, but despite having endless ways to connect, are we doing it right?
Making friends outside of school can feel like a fruitless endeavor but don't worry—our wonderful host has plenty of tips to help you build meaningful connections and a supportive community. From sparking conversations to trying out new activities, this episode is packed with practical advice, along with a sprinkle of humor to keep things light. Whether you're navigating a new city or just looking to expand your social circle, Divine's got your back—because she's been there!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to POVUMI My Therapist, the podcast where I vent, you listen. And, you know, I try to give back some good |
| 0:08.2 | advice. But I feel like this podcast isn't just about me. Yes, I share my anecdotes. Yes, I share my |
| 0:15.1 | stories. But to an extent, it's also about you and giving you advice and helping you guys out, which I really |
| 0:21.7 | like doing because I feel like I can give really good advice. Can I take it? No, I can't take it. I really |
| 0:27.7 | can't. So this week, I actually have a lot of good advice to give. And what we're going to talk |
| 0:32.4 | about is the loneliness epidemic. This was not on my itinerary of things to talk about today, but I felt like |
| 0:38.9 | it was really important because I've just been noticing the conversation happening more and more. |
| 0:44.6 | If you guys know anything about me, you know that I am somebody who loneliness comes after like |
| 0:50.7 | it's its job, baby. I feel lonely all the time. I find myself feeling extremely lonely. |
| 0:57.4 | Whether that's in friendships and relationships within my family, I always find myself feeling |
| 1:02.4 | lonely in one aspect or the other. Now, the quickest fix to that is remembering to take my |
| 1:08.0 | medication on time. Shout out, PMZ. |
| 1:11.5 | I don't always remember to do that, and sometimes it's not really, you know, my medication, |
| 1:16.8 | it does help a lot. |
| 1:17.9 | But sometimes, you know, there is an issue. |
| 1:21.1 | There is an issue. |
| 1:21.9 | And whether I take my meds, whether I don't, is kind of what depends, what kind of is |
| 1:26.5 | the depending factor on whether I can |
| 1:28.0 | deal with those issues. When I feel lonely, I, I always feel like, you know, my friends don't like me. |
| 1:34.1 | This bitch hates me. She's just pretending to be here for me. Um, I feel those feelings. Like, and |
| 1:40.2 | sometimes they're legit. Sometimes that bitch does not like me. Sometimes that bitch does hate me and |
| 1:45.7 | is plotting against my downfall. But is that the truth all the time? Nor. Nor. And I can admit that. I can |
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