I crave connection but I can't handle being close to someone.
Whenever I get really close to someone like 'best friend' kind of close or sometimes not even that close just a 'close friend' kind of close, I start shutting them out and they start looking annoying and it's not their fault but i just push them away like not sharing much or just ignoring them or spending less time with them deliberately. Some people say it's because "I'm scared they might leave first" or something like that but it's not the case.
But I still want to have a strong connection to someone, have someone I can tell everything to , someone I have told everything to and someone who understands me.
What do I do? I feel so lonely, it feels like their is a invisible wall between me and everyone else.