Thrashy

"I have a lot of trouble initiating conversations with people, mostly because I operate under the assumption that if nobody's talking to me, they don't *want* to talk to me."

Holy shit, that sounds exactly like me.

I have struggled for many to socialize and make friends, I used to be worse than Twilight was in the beginning of season 3. This was in large part due to having Autism which I am not saying is the case with you but I never had Social Anxiety Disorder or Bi Polar Disorder. Certain things are still difficult for me like I am painfully shy around girls and sometimes miss certain cues and still sometimes inadvertantly making an ass out of myself but I have improved greatly over the years. Disorde...

...Disorder or not you are a very intelligent and thoughtful person and don't you forget it.