I was neglected as an introvert child. My parents didn't notice there was something wrong with me locking myself in my room, not making any friends. I was a girl with a few words and I was never asked for my opinion. All my life I was happy with it, I thought it made me special, and I was fine being on my own. Now I'm 26, I moved out and I'm freelancing, and I've never felt more weighed down and slowed down by the lack of my social skills than I do now. My very first instinct is to push people, friends and client away, because I don't know how to act or voice my thoughts and opinions. I'm 26 but I feel I'm living life all over again as if I was 16 but this time, without any parent.