Hi Leanne. The truth is you can’t please everybody. You are unique, and so is your personality. I think its a self-esteem issue. I face the same thing. At work, I see my fellow coworkers get better treatment from the bosses than me, and I work very hard. That make me feel left out because no one jokes around me. Its possible because your life event made you serious. Your personality may require more depth in conversations, otherwise you feel that you got nothing out of the conversation. So, best way is to tell the people you interact with how you feel, and maybe they can see that you require communication at a different level. Another way is to increase your self-confidence. I am guessing you are in your 20’s too. What are your thoughts to the response?

Take care