So, I'm not very social at work. I mostly fake to be friends to look normal and hide appearances. My father works in the company so I have to pretend.

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But when my coworkers say "how are you?" I respond with "Eh... I'm still alive". They take it as a depressive comment, but what I actually mean is that, as long as I'm alive, everything is good.

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I have not been able to convince them of it and it looks even more suspicious when they all go to eat together and I decline to eat at work (because I eat with other people... although they don't believe so), they think I eat alone and I have no friends.

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They are constantly trying to cheer me up or hanging out with me, but to be honest... I don't want them close to me. Only few of them I find somewhat fun, the rest I don't care, they are coworkers.

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Does anyone have a similar experience?