hey ryan,

i can relate to your post because i, too, have only 1 platonic friend. i don't go to school anymore, i graduated last year. then i got "sick" (with mental illness of course) and have been rotting at home ever since.

if you like computing and films and the likes, can you find some groups in your area that are related to that? usually you'll be bound to socialize with others and possibly find new friends.

i guess from your way of writing that you are in the UK. that's good, i would guess you have some activity over there. i'm in finland, here we have nothing, but i did find an art group and took part in it, and voila, found a friend! after maybe a few weeks?

and one thing i have found helpful is this. if it creeps you out, ok, but i'm going to say it anyway. try this site called "okcupid". just google it and put a profile up. i know it's a dating site, but you can also put in your profile that you are just looking for friends. i think there are many people from the UK. it's easier to approach people there than on myspace or facebook - everybody's looking for something there - on myspace people just want to show off their pictures to their friends and have pages and pages of beautiful people on their friends list and never really talk to them.

(off-topic: i met my bf on okcupid, been dating for over a year now, also met other awesome people on that site, that's why i recommend it.)

hope this helps. people need people. even if it's just 1 or 2. 1 is good, 2 is much better. =)

hugs,
twilight