I try really hard not to be, but then I don't hear from people. Even in new relationships (friendships), unless I reach out, I don't hear from other people.

I work in a setting where I'm caring for other people and I gotta tell ya, my tank is running empty most of the time. What little I have goes toward caring for my patients, and I am emotionally spent at the end of a work week. I feel that I need caring relationships in order to function, and I don't have those. I mean, I just need a hug once in awhile. It's been so long since someone hugged me. And so I'm just not functioning well. I'm trying, but my heart feels hollow most of the time.