This is a raw post, and it's one of the hardest to write. It's for anyone who struggles with connection, but it's also a love letter to the people in my life. I have an "intention" for this article. It's not about self-pity; it's about wanting, deeply, to be understood. I'm aware that my protective mechanisms can make me seem aloof, cold, unavailable, not interested, stuck-up, uncaring, even snobbish. This is not the case. This is not the real me . I want my friends to know t

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