Let's face it: no one likes being excluded. We all long to feel secure in the knowledge that we are liked and appreciated, that we belong in our communities, that people want us around.

Granted, sometimes you're just not in the mood to socialize. Maybe you want to focus on studying, or you need some time to recharge away from people. Sometimes you just don't feel like tagging along with the group. But that doesn't mean you don't want to at least be invited.

In the latest This Week Inside My Body, Karla Monterrosa knows just how you feel.

Karla Monterrosa is an illustrator and animator from San Salvador, El Salvador. Her feminist art balances a whimsical style with subversive themes and content. Her work has been featured on Huffington Post and Gem Magazine, and she has worked on projects for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Hollywood Pantages Theater—not to mention rad websites and magazines like ours! Karla's comic for Adolescent.net gets published once a month.