i just told a friend this same exact thing..... i am lonely but i hate people. some i tolerate....certain clerks at the store for example. i do have friends, but they are far away, so i am by myself a lot.--- too much i think. some people get on my nerves to the point that i stop interacting with them altogether. a certain postal worker got under my skin yesterday. i will never deal with her again. i'd rather not get my mail.

i know what you mean Atypical, about feeling misunderstood. I have felt that all my life and i get exhausted trying to explain myself.