'I Don't Trust Anyone, So I Have Trouble Making New Friends!'

You're working with a bad map.

One and One Half (1974) by Helen Lundeberg

Dear Polly,

My main difficulty these days is I have no confidence in my ability to create strong bonds with other people. I have had trouble with this for a while, but after some pretty dramatic friendship blow-ups, I've gone from "working on it" to "almost completely resigned." I've always been pretty private bu…