College

I I've been in college since August I made a decent group of friends and I feel like its falling apart everyday. I've realized that having a group of friends is not for me since I've always been a loner and trying to socialize in college has been so hard. The drama, the secrets and the gossiping within the group has been a lot; especially since everyone has a person they specifically go to with problems.

Dealing with this has been a lot and I wonder if it'll be ok if i just stop socializing with them. I'm drained and after hearing that they talked about me behind my back I feel less interested in speaking to them.

Can I just stop speaking with them without an explanation or would that be too disrespectful?