lakita doesn't have any close relationships and is feeling increasingly isolated and lonely. lakita wishes she could find a few people with whom she could spend time and share like friends do, but she feels that she can't reach out and meet people. she is afraid that if she says something silly or acts in an inappropriate way, she will be criticized and shamed by the individuals with whom she wants to be friends, and they will not want to be her friend. the thoughts of humiliation and rejection are too much for lakita. she has always struggled with this problem and has thus lived a relatively isolated life for quite a few years. lakita might be diagnosed as having personality disorder. dependent antisocial schizoid avoidant
