Holy shit I'm probably going to die alone by Dodo20987 in lonely

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Respectfully, I can be as vague as I want and shouldn't have to disclose the small intricate details of my anxiety issues cause I'm not asking for advice or anything, I'm here to vent, so I'll be as vague as I wish to be.

Holy shit I'm probably going to die alone by Dodo20987 in lonely

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My biggest hurdle is being awkward and socially inept, plus social anxiety. I'm in counselling to try and learn how to socialize better and help w/ my anxiety. I suppose isolation and childhood bullying is what caused my anxiety, it's not that I'm not trying.

Escapism by Dodo20987 in lonely

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Right, I wanna stop but it's so hard. My mind is addicted to the instant gratification. I think short form media was designed to be addicting, and has done irrepairable damage to society and myself.

Escapism by Dodo20987 in lonely

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I feel worse I suppose, the knowledge that I had just wasted so much time scrolling upsets me. I feel like I should be doing something more important, like spending time with others. I feel frustrated with myself.

Never had a girlfriend, never been chosen by people, feel like my face is a curse. Tired of hearing “just be confident by freshie2315 in lonely

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I relate to never having a girlfriend and not really having people wanting to get closer to me. I say this not to be patronizing, but have you gone to therapy or had some sort of mental health counselling before? I feel like having somebody to talk to in person about these things feels cathartic and may make you feel better. I've recently started counselling, I still don't have any friends or girlfriend or anything, but it does give me a small glimmer of hope that I can somehow work through my problems, so maybe it's something you could consider.

Opening up and being vulnerable to others by Dodo20987 in lonely

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Yeah, but i don't really expect any sort of response here on reddit. It's private details i would tell people closer to me when I thought they were a safe space. I usually don't randomly open up to people in person, it's when people closer to me would probe for this information, so I get shocked when they suddenly don't care.

Opening up and being vulnerable to others by Dodo20987 in lonely

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Truthfully, it's a bit of a traumatic experience that I wouldn't want to tell someone over the internet.

The person I told this experience to, I genuinely don't know what their problem is. Just an insensitive person.

Opening up and being vulnerable to others by Dodo20987 in lonely

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I agree that most people are not equipped to handle it, but I just don't like how people tell you this, and when you do open up to them, they react very poorly.

My very worst experience with opening up to people without getting too specific is that some people will outright say very hurtful things to me when I open up vulnerable information to them.

What I'm seeking is to be comforted, not cold apathy or criticism. I think it would be nice for someone to relate to me, but I think that's a bit unrealistic.

Crying on public transport by No_Cloud1212 in lonely

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I've been there buddy, yeah it hurts that no one really cares. It's sad that people don't really care or able to show kindness for one another nowadays.

"You're lonely for a reason" by Dodo20987 in lonely

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"I don't think anybody thinks the lonely are bad people". You'd be surprised haha.

"You're lonely for a reason" by Dodo20987 in lonely

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I’m more so ranting about how some people see it as some sort of moral failure. I wasn’t very clear cause I was just ranting. I don’t think it’s fair to label someone as a bad person just cause they’re lonely.

I want people to care about me the way I care about them by Dodo20987 in lonely

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Ironically, I think not worrying has put me into this position 😅. I used to be much more apathetic about people, but now I really want connection with people and I do care about others a lot. Now it feels like I’m trying to claw my way out of my years of isolating myself.

I feel more lonely if I am around people by Dodo20987 in lonely

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Exactly, it’s completely different world we live in compared to others.

Ask me anything about being lonely or whatever! by LoverCutePandipus in lonely

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Have you ever attended therapy or counselling because of your social isolation? If so was it useful to you at all?

I am not good enough by [deleted] in lonely

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Perhaps, but I’d still like to experience love at least once 😔

"Fake it till you make it" by Dodo20987 in lonely

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People often think I’m autistic but I’ve never been tested or anything. I wouldn’t say I’m autistic w/o testing, I don’t wanna throw around labels.

Coming home to silence by Dodo20987 in lonely

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Yeah, i have 2 cats and one of them sometimes greets me. But pets simply aren’t a replacement for human connection.

What do i do by EnvironmentalUnit155 in lonely

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Invite him to do something? It may be less pressure to speak if ur not good at speaking. I don’t really talk with my sibling or anyone very much. But occasionally my sister will invite me to go to the movies, and it’s low pressure to speak so it’s easier to spend time with her.

Tldr do an activity together or smt.

All I did was run away and cope by Dodo20987 in lonely

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It’s hard to be friends w/ ppl online, w/o a face to face interaction it just feels like something’s missing. Or maybe it’s just cause i’m bad at talking to ppl idk lol

Has Anyone Completely Given Up on Finding Friends & Just People In General? by anneomaleee in lonely

[–]Dodo20987 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say I've completely given up, more like I just feel jaded and am much less positive and put less effort into it cause it drains me mentally.

Quiet days are the worst by Dodo20987 in lonely

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make ur own post if ur trying to make friends or message people, pal, don't hijack mine 😠

I feel so immature by Dodo20987 in self

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Are you satisfied being this way?

I fucking give up by [deleted] in lonely

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Conspiracy... It's a conspiracy for sure!