Long story short: I cut out all the bad people in my life &amp; ended up with no friends &amp; even with no communication with certain family members. My amazing wife is the only constant &amp; supportive person in my life. Everyone else was enabling or just vile. People who I thought were friends but only wanted things from me (usually wanting me to be the exact opposite of who I am). I now live in a new town that is tiny &amp; caters to an age range far above my own.

My wife is the ONLY person I talk to &amp; I occasionally feel like I'm driving both of us mad. I feel weird initiating contact with anyone from my past, &amp; I feel anxious about making new friends. I feel fine about the situation about 90% of the time (probably because I don't even notice/remember) but occasionally I feel lonely &amp; unheard. Does any one else struggle with this? Or have some helpful advice for either dealing with no friends or finding new ones? 