Over the years I have gradually closed myself off more and more, from my friends and my family. It’s been happening for over a decade but it’s only in the last few years that it’d felt so complete. I barely relate to my mother and father now. I feel so estranged from everyone and I know it hurts them, but I don’t know how to be normal anymore. I feel lonely when I’m by myself, but feel even more alone when I’m with people. I don’t know how to come back, don’t know if I can.
