One problem is the people I now associate with. I have no friends.

When I encounter family, they have such conversations in front of me. Whenever I try to participate they either change the subject to something mundane or dumb it down.

At my (outpatient at the hospital) activity, walking and yoga groups, the coversation is dumbed down to - I'm sorry I sound so rude - the lowest common denominator. We talk about basically tv, Walmart, and celebrities. Any attempt I make to change the subject to a little more heady stuff (such as upcoming Remembrance Day) is met with confusion.

It is similar at my Support Group. Obviously conversation is about our feelings and experiences but before and afterwards we engage in chit chat. I don't want to hear about children being constipated, Dungeons and Dragons, and finger nail polish.

I want to hear about what book just got read, the issues in our recent election, what's in the News, what art have you been working on, how is work going, etc.