I get this sense that people in my classes (university) don’t like me and almost like they’re gravitating away from me.

There’s a high chance I might run into at least some of them because of the Industry I’m going to be working in... so not caring what people think isn’t really a good option.

I’m just hoping for some friendly small talk, not necessarily looking for friends (though I wouldn’t mind).

There could be a lot of reasons why this is happening (hey maybe I smell?) so I guess, my real question is, how do I figure out what that reason is?

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P.S. none of my close friends are in my program, so I can’t ask them.

Idk if it's relevant, but I notice this vibe more after I come out of a depressive episode, might be related? Ppl seem to like me when I'm hypomanic