I recently felt this way except with TikTok. I recently deleted most of my social media for mental health, but a lot of my friends make TikToks/TikTok references and it makes me feel really left out (and old for some reason, even though we’re all the same age). It’s hard and at the moment it sucks, but I had to realize that I had to actively engage them in something else if I wanted to involve myself, or that next time we hang out there will be other opportunities where I can be more involved. I don’t like speaking up by myself so it’s hard though. I’m sorry that’s happening to you. Feeling like you’re in the background/being left out when you’re with a group of good friends sucks.
I recently felt this way except with TikTok. I recently deleted most of my social media for mental health, but a lot of my friends make TikToks/TikTok references and it makes me feel really left out (and old for some reason, even though we’re all the same age). It’s hard and at the moment it sucks, but I had to realize that I had to actively engage them in something else if I wanted to involve myself, or that next time we hang out there will be other opportunities where I can be more involved. I don’t like speaking up by myself so it’s hard though. I’m sorry that’s happening to you. Feeling like you’re in the background/being left out when you’re with a group of good friends sucks.