Why is it difficult for me to express my feelings with friends?

i'm sure the past year would have been much easier for you if you had the support of your friends.

i'm sure they all have felt like you do at least sometime in their life .

sometimes people grow up in a home where the family isn't that close. maybe that's all you have known but you want to change it. if you are being shy or submissive with people they will dump on you and not be concerned about the real you.if you have a lot of sadness they might just be distancing themselves from you. how can they be understanding if you aren't willing to talk to bring them closer to you.

why have you lost yourself confidence, and what can you do to get it back.

you have to sit down and think about it and make a plan to improve things if you are ready to do so, because it isn't going to happen by itself.

I am the same way.. I think its mainly because you are afraid of what they will think of you.. I have problems with myself but people never question me and probably why after so many years.. I feel no one wants to listen to me... they wont understand me.. and probably might like what they hear.. I mean telling a little bit of me to my mom made almost not want to share anything with her.. hmm I think finding someone to talk to is important.. so I will say if you are a guy.. a girl is better to talk to.. so if you have girl friend.. then try telling her stuff about you and start from there.. then maybe when with guy friends you'll start to develop a way to opening up to them

Social anxiety possibly. I'm also this way. I can express some feelings with friends, but anything really deep, like how I've never had a girlfriend, or how my dad used to be a tiny bit abusive, I never mention to anyone. My friend is leaving for the military next week, and even expressing sadness about him leaving is hard for me.

I have this problem too. I don't know why. I just don't trust anyone with that information I guess. I also don't want to be a whiny ***** lol.