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How Do You Make Friends When Your RA Limits What You Can Do?
Life has thrown us so many curves over the last decade. Some days, I am amazed we are still functional. One of the things that has been a struggle is losing close friends when we've moved. I am a very social individual and when I was working full-time, I spent time with friends daily. Now, I go months without seeing a friend and have very few who I can even label that. I want to make friends but so far all of my efforts to connect have failed. Can anyone share success stories? Making friends as… read more
Hi - was going to recommend the same items - I see. I would volunteer in organizations that you're passionate with, as one idea. Also - I've seen on our local community Social Media sites, people posting about this same issue and what they did was ask on their community boards if anyone would like to meet for coffee or a walk. I've seen these discussions grow into a HUGE group of friends.
Making friends when rheumatoid arthritis (RA) limits your activities can be challenging, but there are several strategies that might help:
- Volunteer: Helping others can fill the void and allow you to meet people with similar conditions
- Reach out to your support network: Keep in touch with friends, even those far away, Show Full Answer
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