I'm a loner, in that I feel cut off to a certain extent from most of the rest of the human race. this is partly due to the fact that I suffer from depression and also to the fact that I was shy, quiet and socially awkward in high school. I never went to parties, never had dates, never played sports. These facts had, I believe, a huge impact on the course of my life ever since then.

I often prefer to be alone, or to restrict myself to the company of a small number of close friends and some family. I don't like being so isolated and apart from the rest of society. I often feel like I don't like most other people much. In actual fact though, I do often feel like I like other people when I come to know them a little bit. Mental illness makes it difficult to relate to other people normally and to have a healthy attitude towards life and humanity and the world itself.

Me too, big time.