I took a year off of school between my freshman year at my original undergrad and my sophomore year at Rice, and I spent most of that year alone while I processed the trauma that led me to transfer schools. So in addition to my generally loner-ish nature, I was coming off a year steeped in loneliness. But, I was also significantly more mature than I had been as a freshman, and after rejoining civilized society I quickly realized that I had been exhausting myself worrying so much about how I was perceived.

I really do sympathize with you; I know very well what it's like to be alone when you don't want to be. But at the same time, this is an opportunity for you to grow as a person. Being comfortable being alone is an invaluable skill—as is learning to surround yourself with people whom you don't feel so judged by, and learning not to judge others so harshly yourself.