I appreciate the support, guys.

I have actually had an excellent therapist for many years. He's always helped me through tough times, and helped put a confusing world into a context I can understand.

Still, I feel lonely. My entire life, most of my friends have been a lot of fun to hang out with and very similar to me personality-wise, but I don't feel like I can be especially vulnerable with them, and they aren't the most empathetic. Truth be told, I'm not the most empathetic person, either, but I think at this point in my life I'd value someone like that; perhaps spending time with someone that isn't so much like me would be good. I've always wondered what it would be like to have a really good friend who was incredibly loyal and wouldn't scrutinize me so much. I think I'm probably over-sensitive because of what I've been though. Dealing that with reality is tough, because I haven't always been like this.