Mel (@melwin7777.bsky.social)

Psychology says adults who have no close friends aren't necessarily introverted or antisocial. Many of them learned in childhood that vulnerability gets punished, and they built a life that perfectly ... The people who appear most self-sufficient often aren't choosing independence — they're running a defense strategy they learned before they were old enough to name it. https://geediting.com/j-a-psychology-says-adults-who-have-no-close-friends-arent-necessarily-introverted-or-antisocial-many-of-them-learned-in-childhood-that-vulnerability-gets-punished-and-they-built-a-life-that-perfectly/