On Loneliness

[Macoleco]

I may be wrong and please feel free to correct me, but this is coming across to me as self pity. (self indulgent dwelling on your own perceived misfortunes)

If I'm correct and you continue down this mental path you may be doomed. It rarely attracts positive attention from others.

It is not self pity, but I need to make a decision.

[bennyboy]

I may be wrong and please feel free to correct me, but this is coming across to me as self pity. (self indulgent dwelling on your own perceived misfortunes)

If I'm correct and you continue down this mental path you may be doomed. It rarely attracts positive attention from others.

It is not self pity, but I need to make a decision.

Why?

Are you stepping through a magic one-way portal?  Thinking about suicide?  Joining the Faceless? Unless you answer "yes" to one of those, you are only deciding whether to rent a flat on your own or to stay with your family.  That doesn't seem like that big a decision.  College life seems like a pretty big deal, until you join the real world and realize you were in a playground for 4 years.

Real problems that about half of us have:
-can't see properly
-can't pee properly
-must make grunting noises to get out of chair
-can't understand why the fuck anyone would use Facebook, Twitter, or any phone made in the last 10 years
-still think music played by people is the best music
-think QM particles are "things" (lol just checking who's reading this thread)

Feeling lonely sucks, but it's way more temporary than most of the things I just listed.  Stop being a drama queen and go say hi to a couple people-- you'll be fine.

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Have you considered having a private conversation with a senior who has already lived alone most of their lives?

And where do I find them?

Just follow the smell of cats, prune juice, and despair. Then ask yourself if you want to smell like that some day.