Call your grandma, text your bff from kindergarten, ask your cousins if they wanna hang out. Obviously if someone's abusive then cut them out of your life and good riddance. But if you've just "grown apart" or "won't it be awkward to suddenly call" - in my experience most times reaching out has been positive, and not reaching out led to regrets.
I've had the opposite experience reaching out to people, so this may not be totally universal. It might really depend on the relationship you've cultivated with other people and how you're able to talk to them after a long time apart. In my case they've barely remembered me or wanted nothing to do with me and I ended up feeling even more lonely than I did before.
Call your grandma, text your bff from kindergarten, ask your cousins if they wanna hang out. Obviously if someone's abusive then cut them out of your life and good riddance. But if you've just "grown apart" or "won't it be awkward to suddenly call" - in my experience most times reaching out has been positive, and not reaching out led to regrets.
I've had the opposite experience reaching out to people, so this may not be totally universal. It might really depend on the relationship you've cultivated with other people and how you're able to talk to them after a long time apart. In my case they've barely remembered me or wanted nothing to do with me and I ended up feeling even more lonely than I did before.