I hear you, @Emily Fox Seaton! I understand your struggles. It's hard to have relatioships with our colleagues ESPECIALLY when we have an important position. I feel like it is still possible to make friends at work, but one needs to be ESPECIALLY cautios about who we want to accept in our lives. Of course that doesn't have to turn into paranoia as there ARE people who genuinely want to bond with us. Buf of course just be aware of what some people may be interested in. You seem to be cautios already so that's good! Hopefully you'll meet people who are REALLY interested in you as a PERSON and in what you have to say. let us know how it turns out at work! Sending many safe, warm hugs to you, Emily Fox Seaton, and to ALL the people you Love and who TRULY Love you and Accept you for who you TRULY are! KEEP FIGHTING AND KEEP ROCKING!