i thought I was okay with connections irl too. At least once I get to know someone. Last session t said he thinks I have trouble with connections. I said I have a lot more trouble in therapy than in real life. He laughed and asked how I make sense of that. Ouch. I think he laughed because difficulty in therapy reflects difficulty in irl. Maybe we're just not aware of the potential for some aspects of connection irl, so we don't know what we're missing.