I'm glad you liked the quote. I love quotes because not only can they be really helpful, when you find ones that speak to you, but also, for me, it's a very safe way to communicate. It seems like good quotes are so perfect, when my own thoughts and communication are so flawed, and I end up hating myself after talking to people.

My husband and I isolate ourselves - it's just very stressful to be around other people. But I guess we could look at isolation in different ways and not completely isolate ourselves. Like, you connect with people here, and I really hope it helps, just at least knowing that you are not alone - and that there is always someone, or many many people, that read your posts and realize that they are not alone, in what they deal with, either.

Another way to safely connect, and not completely isolate, is through thoughts of connectiveness. I don't know if this quote will help you or not, but I will give it a go - it's not the complete quote, by Pema Chodron......."whatever is wanted, send that out for others to enjoy. Whatever is unwanted, breathe that in, experiencing it directly for yourself and all the others who are in the same boat." An extension of that that also helps me, is to forgive myself, and send that same forgiveness out to others, because we don't want others to be so cruel as we are to ourselves. And another big one, is to treat ourselves as we would treat a puppy.