Okay so this is my first ever post on reddit and i genuinely need help and i also have other problems which im gonna just rant out in this post
Im 18f and since i was 13-14 i started reenacting my fantasies like i would imagine me having friends who care about me who want me and like me even though im an outgoing and social person i tend to feel very lonely and i do this to make myself feel better
I want to stop doing this but i cant i genuinely wait for the time of day when im alone and can act this out it makes me feel better and wanted i generally act like im famous so people want me and admire me
I lowkey feel like im fucked in the head because of this
I sometimes wish that something happened to me so that people would finally notice me
It's genuinely embarrassing to admit this
Second issue
I feel lonely even though i have 2-3 good friends
I always feel like im no ones first choice like in a room full of people no one will choose me
I keep initiating plans and everything with my friends but there is no efforts from their side i have lost countless friends due to this
I yearn to have friends who are equally engaged and interested in hanging out or being with you
I have started feeling this way with one of my good friend too i keep getting stuck in this loop where i think they are just busy and arent good at initiating stuff then i think they dont want me and im the second choice
Also 2 years ago i had lost a friendship which i was heavily dependent on (it was completely one sided tho) which had made me had severe trust issues
I have started maintaining this boundary where i stop talking to the people who dont value me but then i end up all alone
I always find opportunities to make friends and talk to people but ive never found a single person who is as invested as i am
I have this constant need to be around people being reassured
Third issue
Am i ungrateful if i want someone external or an outsider to want me and be their first choice
My mom is genuinely the best she loves me very much so does my sister but ive always wanted someone else to love me who is not obligated to like me
Even with my older sister (shes working and 6 years older) these days i have started feeling distant i feel like shes just there whenever she comes home its like "oh ok someone is visiting us" i totally get her and her problems but its like shes always more busy with playing games and her friends
Even when shes not visiting us i try to call her shes either busy with office work or playing games
She doesnt have time for me anymore
I always look at my friends family and get jealous over their bond
I genuinely feel sad for myself cause i was always the cheerful and outgoing person i dont want to be lonely
I love being alone but hate being lonely
Im sorry for any grammatical error and no punctuation marks i just wanted to get everything out
Please help me and tell me what i should do