Sprout, I used to be a lot needier with people when I was younger. I am not sure how I grew out of that exactly, but I started to rely on myself more and more for answers and for comfort. I found things in my life to do that would soothe my anxieties, my worries, my fears and my stress.. the reasons I reached out the most to others for. I started journalling more to process my own emotions better. I began to do things in life to take care of myself better. Like exercise and outdoor activities, all on my own (like roller blading and kayaking). As I did these things, I became more self reliant and needed people less for comfort and support.

Not sure if you look to others for comfort like I did. The other thing is, we cannot look to others for our happiness. We must learn how to feel happy all on our own. This may be something you are doing since you feel sad and mope when not in the company of others and miss your friends dearly when they are not around.

There are ways to cultivate happiness. It is something that can worked on each and every day. One key thing is to always be pursuing things you love the most in life and to feel fulfilled somehow all on your own. Whether that be through personal hobbies, taking classes, exercising or pursuing activities with others... or perhaps even just reading books, or whatever it is in life that brings a sense of fulfillment, joy and inner peace. Once you're happy on your own, you won't feel mopey without the presence of others.

((((((Hugs)))))))