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When Social Isolation Happens in the Name of Protection

My friends have stopped inviting me to things and when I ask they say they're worried about triggering me but I think they're just uncomfortable.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-meaning social withdrawal by others creates isolation that may be more damaging than the overstimulation it's designed to prevent.

Ideas that help explain it
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