Loneliness

I hope I picked the correct niche of the forum to write this. I do think it is a part of "other symptoms" and I find it hard to deal with. I have had trouble connecting with people all my life. Mainly because my abuse was going on behind closed doors, I was shy and skittish like a deer and more prone to protecting myself than having a vibrant social life even at school. I tended to be the kid who got picked on until I bashed somebody s face in. The loneliness has been like a defining thread... Loneliness
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