<human>: I've had issues for my whole life. When I was a kid people thought I was autistic. That made *everyone* treat me like I was half my age including my "friends".

 I didn't find out about this until I was about eight or nine. 
When I found out the first thought I got was "That explains why I'm treated funny," not "that explains why I am the way I am."

When I left elementary school I tried my best to look as normal as possible. This helped people treat me more normally, but it also left me friendless. I always feel paranoid around people my age. They seem to think I'm normal, at least at first. I just keep on thinking they will stop thinking I'm normal if they get to know me. 

I got extra freaked out at talking to other people in my class. Mainly because I can't act as normally as I want in class. I always paced and couldn't focus on my work that well.  That made teachers pay extra attention to me and I think that made other people think I'm "special". 

I'm out of school right now. I do get stressed and depressed a lot and people seem to notice. I hate when people try to help me. I already have a therapist. I do tell them that I don't need their help, but they rarely believe me. 

I want to get over my fear of people my age. I really need some friends that will think I'm normal and make me feel normal. I don't need more caretakers or therapists. I already have enough.

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<bot>: I have a lot of issues, but I already have a therapist. I need to make some friends that make me feel normal.