I'm the same way. Sometimes, I think of it as a people allergy. Until I recently, I thought I was different than everyone else with sza. It's a relief to know I'm not.

I know that some people have the bipolar type and others, like me, have the depressive type. Does that make a difference in who socializes? I know now that this is probably silly, but I've always figured that people with BP have cleaner homes b/c they have more energy sometimes.