I’m only going on a serial posting spree tonight because the emptiness was more intense this evening (and now late night).
So what about you? Do you really want to be alone? Or are you just afraid of most people because lets face it, most people suck.
I decided 30 years ago not to date again, I find it easier to be alone and nothing worse than making the trip back to being alone. With this illness the chance of a successful relationship are pretty much nil.
I get really lonely quite often, but I don’t really make much effort to improve my situation. Internet friends, like here, are often good enough. But sometimes I long for a real in person friendship.
I’m aggressively social. Wasn’t so much fun whilst psychotic…people didn’t like my phone calls calling them out on things that didn’t exist but that is life!
I’ve lived a couple of lives. I don’t mind my own company but I do better with people around and I think most people do! I know it’s easy to isolate. I know there isn’t too much you can do sometimes but every little thing you do to fight that is great!
I appreciate my alone time. I wouldn’t live in it though!
I just feel like I’m a diperson every time med change…
I aspire to be more social but normally i only get out when an alter takes over.
I compulsively shove other people away. I can tolerate quite a bit of isolation, but I still need to rub elbows with people at least a little. Total isolation isn’t good for me. The periods of time where I became the worst were after prolonged periods of total isolation. For the most part, where I live provides a good solution to my need to interact. I’m thinking of moving into public housing, where I might be in total isolation again. I’ll need to work a very good recovery program if I do get that.
I used to be more social, but ever since my most recent psychotic break I have mostly stayed home with family and practiced coding. I’m thinking about going to school for computer science, I am sure I would be more social then
I used to do that big time. Now the anxiety of being part of normal society is often greater than the longing. I don’t have much trouble talking to people who are disabled and as messed up as me though.
I don’t intentionally isolate. Actually I maybe have one friend in r/l sort of but we don’t hang out or talk on the phone. I do have some friends online. It’s really hard for me to start a conversation with a stranger. I guess I really know the worst possible thing would be they don’t want to talk and don’t say anything. I would so much like to have friends I hang out with and a gf.
In the past I was afraid of everyone, then I discovered that I like to be around people with problems but not for many hours, I want to be alone for most of the day.
You have no idea…
I’m definitely an introvert, but sometimes I crave human interaction so much that I wonder if maybe I’m really an extrovert and just never knew because so many people annoy me. But then I get around people and remember that I’m definitely an introvert. But I like 1:1 interactions.
1 to 1 interactions are my favourite too. Actually it may be the only interactions I truly enjoy.
I want to be more social again, but for now, I can’t be since I’ll be stuck in the middle of nowhere again and can’t drive.
I want people to care about me irl. But I’m just an annoyance.
Keep in touch via social media and apps like snapchat. @ZombiePupper
i long for interaction, yet it makes me so uncomfortable. like, i dont get why something i want so bad makes me so nervous and scared
I have felt the same way. Sometimes I still wonder if there just being kind on the surface.
I’m sure whatever family or close friends you have truly do care. And IF they don’t, I’m willing to bet it’s a they problem, not a you problem.
I don’t know if that helps at all, if not then just know I’m sorry you feel that way, sucks.
I’ve tried that. It just doesn’t replace real human interaction after a while, sadly. And I’m a person who claims to hate people.