Hi everyone, I'm a 17-year-old guy from Asia, and I want to share something that has been bothering me for years.

Since the first grade of primary school, I have always struggled to make friends. I was scared of my teachers because some of them were aggressive and abusive. I also had very little confidence in myself because of not treating parents, they literally abandoned me.

I think this is where my overthinking started. I began to analyze everything, including how people act, what they say, and how they see me.

As I grew older, I started feeling different from other people. Even now, I spend a lot of time observing my classmates instead of talking to them. I beated social anxiety and shyness but, I feel like I never learned how to connect with people in the first place.

My parents never really guided me or taught me how to deal with these things even on everything. They mostly let me stay at home give food and clothes, and I grew up without many social experiences.…