I’m aloof

I’m a loner

I check out

I’m irritable 

I avoid people 

I’m paranoid

I can’t focus

I hate surprises

They judge me 

I lock myself in

I’m always afraid

I don’t go outside 

I don’t have friends

I’m losing my mind

I’m always anxious

They talk about me 

I’m misunderstood 

I can’t stop thinking

I overreact to things

I’m always on edge

I don’t go anywhere

They think I’m weird

I don’t know what to do

I worry about everything

I’m afraid of everything

I see things others don’t

I hear things others can’t 

I keep the lights on at night

I don’t talk to my neighbors

I don’t initiate conversations

I startle at the slightest sound

I expect bad things to happen

I anticipate bad things to happen

By J. Robbins-Clacema