>>15947359Could have easily been your proximity to their small conspiracy and nothing more. They would prefer no-one was around. The less you associate the more the mechanics of association become alien to you, and the many little contextual clues informing you when something truly is or isn't about you are lost. We're social creatures to varying degrees. Total disconnection leads to becoming increasingly unhinged, and I speak from experience. It's your business if you want to talk to people more, but the more time you spend cut off the more you'll subconsciously wish they were talking about you, and that will lead to battles between id and ego. I apologise for Freudian terms but they're apt here. There's no advice to offer really except if you don't want to feel this way, take the risk of looking a bit autistic as you start practicing causal interaction again. Anyway, I wish you well. This isn't Chiyo but Anya's ridiculously adorable and she makes me smile right now. Maybe I should watch the show.
