WayAhead

I can certainly relate to that way to thinking. As though avoidance is safety. And you know what? Maybe at this time, it's totally okay as a way for you to heal @Former-Member 

Then with healing comes the time when you decide whether this is the way you want to live the rest of your like, or whether you feel more ready to experience the joys that can come with interacting with others (caveat being, with joy comes sorrow). And this won't happen over night. It depends on what you want to do.