<human>: From when I was 5 until I was about 15, I was sheltered from pretty much anything outside my house. It was, for the most part, me, my PlayStation, and a dog I had for a while. I had brothers but they typically both antagonized me for whatever reason, and only had one real friend during this time. Once I was 15, and saw people living their lives and discussing memories from when they were kids, only then did I realize how uneventful my life was up until then. That and the fact that I actually couldn't recall the majority of my childhood, because it had no notable events. I don't really blame my anyone. My parents kept me in the house only because they wanted to protect me, and they worked all day (still do). As a result of this, I never developed much social skills. Although, on the contrary, I was given a good characteristic out of all this. I loved learning. Because I wasn't concerned with friends or women, I was able to learn and study a LOT. I learned a lot about science, history, industry, music, economy, the trades, human anatomy, etc. These skills are very useful and to a certain degree make school an exciting thing for me. So now, at 16 years old, I've started caring about my appearance, the opposite sex, and started making many friends. It's a very enlightening experience. And having seen both ends of the social ladder turned out to be kind of useful. I'm learning a lot about people in general and getting involved with my community has led me to meeting some people who have helped me a lot. I've had my first girlfriend, gotten myself a job (and subsequently bought myself a car, and have gotten my grades much higher than the past. (As a younger teen I preferred to study independently rather than focus in school. Anyone else on reddit gone through this (regardless of when)?

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<bot>: Was completely sedentary all my childhood and have recently created a social life, and a life in general, for myself. Any redditors done something similar?