Jerry - This sounds like your disease talking. All I know for sure is that my disease talks to me - it whispers in my head and pokes at me. It says things like,
"You aren't like them. No one understands. It's better to be alone." and so on, ad infinitum.
Here's what I learned. I learned how to *show up and be open* at meetings, on message boards, or in the grocery store. I learned how to take things slowly and get to know other people and to let them get to know me. I learned how to consciously look for the similarities, not the differences.
I hope you stick around and give us and, most important, YOU another chance. It may take some time, but the connection and support and fellowship you will find is so worth it.
