Anyone else have problems making friends?

I have some pretty severe mental problems, and know that the one relief would be friends. But it seems people see me, and instead of seeing all my good qualities, instead see a big sign labeled "Crazy" and steer clear.
I recently contacted through facebook someone I knew years ago, and confessed to him a bit of my issues.
Haven't heard back from him at all, like I've suddenly dropped off the face of the earth.
Feel like I'm on a treadmill, can't change my life, very low level of living. If I had friends, I feel I could perhaps slowly gain enough confidence to begin to make changes. Maybe.
But with everyone acting like I'm the devil himself, I spend most of my time alone.
Feel at the end of my rope.

Hi Danscott7, yes I as well have problems making friends. If any one has suggestions, i'm sure both of us would be glad to read them, I personaly don't expect any life changing ideas though, you might which would be nice.

Hi Dan,

I'm sorry to hear how you are feeling.

I wouldn't take that person's lack of a reply personally. These days it seems that not responding to text messages, e-mails, and phone calls is becoming more and more socially acceptable. People are often busy, and being busy is supposedly a good thing.

Some people like to advertise how busy they are by not replying. I've seen this often in the business world. If you call someone and they don't phone you back, it can mean they're too busy and 'important' to consider you worth their time.

Sometimes people don't reply because they don't know what to say. If he doesn't have mental health issues himself, he may have felt intimidated by what you wrote. He may have been afraid to say the wrong thing, and found it easier to simply say nothing.

Are you hoping to make online friends specifically? There are pen-pal sites which could be worth a try. Because they're specifically for people to make friendships (and not romantic or sexual relationships), the people seem more genuine and less sleazy.