Sadly no. I was also solitary. I got in trouble when I was a kid and my parents took away TV viewing as punishment. Almost a year. I don't even remember what I did to deserve that severe a punishment, but it was something around some critical piece of homework I didn't complete. Whatever... I used the time to teach myself programming. Best. Punishment. Ever. LOL!
Since then, whenever I've had a chance to have others code with me who know things I don't, it's been a huge benefit.