thank you siempre nada for starting this thread! this is something I have been thinking about for a while. I have always shied away from friendships, because after awhile they just stressed me out. friends always seemed to need to be doing something, and it was overwhelming after a while, and I felt pressured but never could explain why I didn't want to participate in everything they were doing. now that I am older I worry that I will never have any friends but at the same time too much time with other people is stressful. mostly I hope I can figure out how to get across that I really need a lot of time to myself without hurting anyone's feelings, but I dont think most people understand that.