Hi Ann – Marie,

All of what you experience are symptoms of social anxiety, introvertedness, shyness, etc as you have already pointed out.

To answer your question no you are not the only person in the world and I am too with you along with a very large number of people in similar situations.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong at all in enjoying all by yourself. As long as you are at peace with yourself nothing else matters. Yes the Divine has wired within us the innate need for companionship. For that I will suggest you to try the concept of Penpals (penfriend) where you can find like minded people anywhere in the world, no fear of social interactions, write or respond if and whenever you want to and they are unlike any social media websites.

Although I haven’t used these sites but the two of them I know are –

• http://www.penpalworld.com/

They claim to be the Fastest and Most Secured Pen Pal Site in the World. PenPal World features over 2000000 pen          pals from every country all over the world.

• https://www.interpals.net/

They claim to be the largest and most popular free pen pal site on the web

• And also check out the list “27 Unbeatable Pen Pals Sites: Find the Penpal Arrangement That Works For You”

http://tomakefriends.com/pen-pal/

Take care,

VJ

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