At risk of sounding trite, distancing yourself from others only gets you so far.
Don't misunderstand me, I've spent most of my life fending for myself. But there's only so much you can do completely on your own in a situation like this; interacting with others is an inevitability and not an option.
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Don't misunderstand me, I've spent most of my life fending for myself. But there's only so much you can do completely on your own in a situation like this; interacting with others is an inevitability and not an option.