I learned I have a habit of trying to make friends with people who don't like me, or use me, so that was good to learn. I learned it from being around a large group of people for a long time for work. I don't have a clear understanding of forming friendships or seeing myself from other people's perspective. I also have a very strong aversion to being close to others, so I'm usually socially isolated.

I found that keeping in touch with family who respects me is a great way to overcome loneliness. I never needed much socialization to begin with, so to be honest, my boyfriend's been curing me of the rest of my loneliness. I think a good best friend would've done the trick if I didn't have my boyfriend. I hope to make a best friend someday.

One thing that helped is learning that I really don't need many friends, but just one or maybe two. So it's okay to be picky since I don't want to befriend someone not right for me.