Not Burning any Bridges this time around

Having lunch with folks IRL today got me to realize the exact thing that was really bothering me about going to graduate school. I said that I felt better after talking to them earlier today, which is exactly what my underlying worries are. Way back, around the time I got into speedrunning, I lost contact with literally everybody who I wanted to stick around with. Back then I actually did have an identity crisis, of which I had episodes of being up all night. I think quite a few folks that I know here helped me through (albeit unintentional) through my problems at the time. My underlying worries this time around were related to this, as I was worried that I would burn bridges again with all the folks I met who graduated/are graduating this year. I do not want myself to do this again, and so I resolved myself to prepare for grad school while absolutely making sure I keep contact with friends and professors I met over the years. That way, I'll not be scared that I'm not making an effort to keep what I have.