Same here. Only I have zero social contact. I stopped using facebook altogether as well since no one seemed to notice my profile and I also have nothing happy to report. I graduated high school early, yet I'm the one who didn't go to college and is stuck at home while my high school senior class is already halfway done with their college degrees.

I don't think it's pathetic to have friends in animals (else that would make me pathetic). My best friends are my two dogs and two cats, they do not judge me or hold grudges. My psychologist said it's normal since she has other patients just like me that trust and connect with animals better than with humans. My human best friend is my brother, but since he left to join the military, it's like he was sucked into a black hole that took him away.

Loneliness is very bad for your health. I have suspended the problem by just accepting I'm alone and I'll stay alone when it comes to human friends who go out and do normal human things. I've never felt like I had friends and the one thing that caused myself so much pain was looking and hoping for friends (real friends). I cry every now and then about it, but I just remind myself of the different excuses I have made.