I think, to some extent, most human beings are like that, we are social creatures. But the trick is to say, I think , and actually feel, this is me. Hope you like me, but if you don't it is okay.
That's why rejection hurts. I just want to be at the point where I don't need that validation. That it is nice, but not necessary to who I am.
I do not mind being alone, but it's the lonely, the missing of a connection that is the kicker.