"The only thing isolation will do is teach you control in a vacuum. As soon as you step back into the world, you'll lose it all again. And don't think you can just stay away from everyone else all of the time for the rest of your life. You can't." That never worked. There was always something or someone that pulled people back to the rest of the world.

"If you want to give up, fine, but there's probably no way to be rid of it." Maybe try taking some responsibility instead of running away she very carefully did not say. "There are a dozen ways people teach to control your thoughts. Surely one of them has to work."