I spent majority of my high school years stuck in areas that I couldn't imagine, most of the time I was rather detached

Mine was quite the opposite; I had bonds with a lot of people around me during my highschool but as years went by after highschool, I started losing interest in people generally and at last, I withdrew into my shell and spend most of my time alone. I believe this is a phase many people go through; to some it might happen in their childhood and they grow out of it later, while for some others it happens during their teenage and young adult years but later on, some of them find the courage to step out of their comfort zone and connect with people