I feel the same way I am older I lost all my family already my ex who was my only and best friend for yrs and I not only feel afraid to be reflected by men but by other women and friends. This doesn’t happen to ppl where I am from I feel like a lepper on an island. I told one friend only to be met with silence and distance. I am sry you are going through this. I hope it means the ppl we meet that accept us will be more meaningful friendships. I spent most of my life sick with another illness and always pushed myself on dark days to think it happened to me because I am strong enough to handle it and I am trying hard to get to that place with this as well. I like to think it happened because I need to learn something from it about acceptance and love and hope everything happens for a purpose. I am having a hard time getting there