I finished my master ' s degree in May 2015 . All of my close friends are friends from college , and are now spread out across the country . My life kind of went to shit after graduating I was broke , mourning , depressed , had one shitty job followed by another shitty job , and had some uncertainty about where I was going to live , so I didn ' t really get out much . I guess that not really engaging with people inperson for so long somehow reactivated the social anxiety I used to have as a kid , which doesn ' t help . Also , I know that I can sometimes come across as somewhat abrasive and cold to new people , not to mention the fact that I don ' t really remember how to make friends . I still go and do stuff sometimes . It ' s rare maybe once a month or so , and it ' s either with acquaintances I ' m on good terms with , other political people , or by myself though .