For me it wasn’t till the depression got overwhelming when I was 23.

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    Sometime in my early 20s I realized I was starting to dread social interactions. It was gradual, but for a long time I could feel myself getting worse and didn’t know what was happening or where it would end. Those were scary times.

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      I’ve realised it’s because as people grow older, they form deeper personalities and opinions. The chances of talking to someone you don’t want to are much higher than when you were young and peers were much less complex. It’s natural to not want to bother sifting through society as it diverges and scatters with age. Meeting someone you really connect with is much less likely.