You could describe my childhood the same way as well, though the distance to others did not come from forced separation but rather through an increasing bewilderment with group decision processes. Oh, and from being myself, which is incredibly irritating to just about everyone on this planet :)
Edit: I became an architect. I was very interested in the sciences but apalled by the artlessness of many of the members of this community. Then I discovered that the state of the architect community was not much better, it only seemed so through the virtue of emulation..
There will be a meetup taking place this wednesday the 21st of may at 19:30; at the Kronenhalle-Bar (only place I know which is silent enough to allow for conversations not held at the top of one’s lungs) I will distribute this as PM for everyone I can recognise as Zurich-based as I don’t have Karma enough for even the smallest sigh in the discussion section :)