I have been sick and unable to work or travel for over a year. I have nothing to talk about, since every day is the same, and I don’t want to drive anyone away by complaining about the same stuff over and over. So I just don’t talk to my friends or partner anymore. They don’t usually check up on me either. If I disappeared tomorrow no one would notice until they realized chores aren’t being done around the house anymore. Some weeks the only person I actually speak to is my therapist. I go days without seeing another person or using my voice. I just wish I wasn’t so alone.