Hi Daryl -- I agree that it can be very hard to feel that one is overlooked and outcast by others.

I am in a depressive episode now. Even though I have these feelings, I know that I most likely give off nonverbal signals that warn other people to "keep away." We -- and I do mean me -- have to be the ones to smile and extend an invitation. I don't have the strength to do that right, and I expect you do not either. Still true, though.