When people talk about someone who has only a few close friends, they often jump to the same conclusion. They must be lonely.

There is a quiet, creeping unease spreading through workplaces, classrooms, social media feeds, and dinner tables. People are ...

There’s actually a word for it: anthropophobia. Wiktionary (Wiktionary? Really?) defines it as, “A profound fear of human beings, or of human society.” Wikipedia adds, “An extreme, pathological form ...