Yes, I definately do. It didn't used to be that way for me earlier in life, but after a bad accident nine years ago that left me in a wheelchair as a quadriplegic, I am now left with social issues. I can't go out in public without being stared at like some kinda freak. I can't do many things for myself anymore that I used to take for granted. Simple things like going out to eat and having to have someone else cut my food for me, opening doors for me, helping me navigate obsticles wheeling in public, etc. is so embarassing for me. I lost friends because I was no longer able to particpate in most activities I used to enjoy doing, and that loss of common interest and ability made the friendships grow not only far apart, but lost altogether. I feel so vulnerable, and am not physically able to defend myself personally. I can't remove myself from any dangerous or bad situations very quickly at all. So I find myself avoiding even going anywhere or meeting anyone. Even when I go out, to the store or any kind of events with people, I feel so out of place and stick out like a sore thumb. People stare, and I hate that so bad. I don't fit in anymore anywhere, I am a stranger inside my broken unresponsive body that does not move or feel anymore. I am truly an outcast, a prisoner condemned for life in this broken body with no chance of parole, no pardon, no chance of escape.
