Vilatus - I was so lonely when I was in my late twenties I wanted to leave the planet. I didn't want to die, I just wanted to move to another planet, where the people were more friendly. I'm 61 today. And I'm still here. And people still aren't all that friendly. I actually understand what you feel...disconnected. Unfortunately, you could be in a roomful of people, relatives, classmates and still not be able to connect to any of them. It's not that people don't want to be with you. It's that people don't want to make real connections. Conversations are shallow and superficial, that's why texting and snapchat and all the other stuff that promotes fragmented pieces of conversations is so popular. It's also why you can't send an email to someone that's longer than two sentences. People don't want connection, they want short, simple, meaningless communications. This probably doesn't make you feel better, sorry for that. But maybe it helps to know: it's not you. It's not you. Look in the mirror and repeat: it's not you. It's the way our societies have evolved. People don't want connection. You want connection. There are others out there who want real connections, real conversations, but it may take awhile for you to find those people, because there aren't very many of them.

I say this to everyone who is struggling: go to a dog park and pat someone else's dog, but ask permission first. You don't have to make friendly with the dog owner, just pat the dog if they will let you pat their dog. The energy of being around others may be enough to keep you going for awhile.