Rocket123 wrote:
Lethea wrote:
I am never lonely when I am alone. I am always severely lonely in company.
Nowadays, this is true for me as well. That I feel more alone when I am with others, than when I am by myself. Probably, because when I am with others, it reminds me of just how different I am.
When I was growing up, I used to feel lonely and sad, when I was alone. And, I felt awkward and different when I was with others. I suppose that’s why my childhood was so sad.
This is true for me as well.
I think we as children were used to having company (by parents/family), so we needed that company to not feel bad. But at the same time we did not have the brain for easy socialization, making the company with others awkward.
As adults, we feel alone when together with others because they remind us of our (chronic) differences.
Same here.
There is a Modest Mouse song with the lyrics "I miss you when you're around, but I'm never lonesome when I'm by myself." I first heard those lyrics when I was 16, and they have always resonated with me.
15 Feb 2014, 7:36 pm
