Despite all of the improvements I've made other the last few years in regards to my abilities and my own confidence in said abilities, one area that I continue to struggle in is endevours that involve other people and my place in relationships with other people. As I've mentioned in the past, I grew up with a condition called selective mutism. Because of this I struggled to make friends (probably an understatement) but what I desperately wanted more than anything was to have a small group that I fit in with. It all started when I first moved up to secondary school and I began my "emo phase". I tried so hard to fit in with the other alternative kids and although they often tolerated me I still felt awkward and uncomfortable, and like I was the one person in the group that didn't really belong there. After my emo phase I went into my "weeb phase". Much the same thing happened except at the time there weren't really any other anime fans at my school s...