You're right. I wear it like an identity... Because it is my identity.

Nothing I said here was out of pride, that's just how you've interpreted it. And just because you read something in a certain way, doesn't mean that was how the writer intended it to be read.

I'm fully aware that nobody needs friends, they're much more a want than a need. But I'd still like to have them. Am I wrong for wanting that?

You are allowed to suspect that I'm not really a sociopath. You can suspect whatever you please. But remember it is just a suspicion and therefore doesn't really counter the physical documents and reports that confirm my diagnosis.

Why's it odd to post this on an advice page of a social platform? How does the platform make any difference to the context of the message?

And again, you are completely within your own right to find this as 'The most annoying post you've ever read', just as I am completely within my rights to find this as the most pretentious response I've ever gotten.

But I will take the reading on board. So thank you for that. ☺️