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(in one's) own head.....and......being involved

Calebb
Calebb
A few of us were talking - when at a neighborhood backyard party - and it eventually came around to the problems of one of us (actually the party's host).

He is going to take antidepressants for a couple months. Prescribed by his family (note) doctor.

He mentioned at one point that he lived alone, worked alone. . . . Later I was starting to comment on that fact. . . // and he said, "yes it is bad to spend too much time alone in your own head."

! ! Talk about the power of poetry. "...the road not taken.".
drew4lostluv
drew4lostluv
I definitely agree. An idle mind is a dangerous mind. Keep busy don't let negative thoughts bring you down.
shelle68
shelle68
You should be ok and comfortable being alone.
shelle68
shelle68
It's ok to feel lonely. Sine people will do many things to not be alone.
PinterestFan
PinterestFan
The other direction - if you have someone around constantly, you can end up not thinking about things for yourself and being too influenced by a bunch of morons.. Too many people in the adult age group, look around like a middle-schooler to see what others think, to know what they think.

All the intense ganging-up and lesson-teaching and property theft and the 'we're going to make you pay' crap that's going on. People in real-life groups can turn savage very quickly. It used to only happen in non- U S countries where mobs would flip cars and set them on fire, etc. after a sporting event.

I'd be curious to know if the people that behave like animals in groups, when they're alone, if they spend any time thinking about what they've done. Probably not - the danger of the group is the lack of accountability.
gramybear
gramybear
The moment when you talk to yourself and you start laughing like an idiot because you are just so hilarious!

Hugs GB
SadNLonly
SadNLonly
Shelle68 - you are right, you should feel comfortable and ok being alone, but it is a process to and hard work to do that.

I think when I finally feel that way, i wont feel the LACK of love i feel currently.
shelle68
shelle68
Yes, it is a process. I have lived on my own for a year now. I moved out June 1, 2013. This summer I'm doing much better :-)
I'm also building up support systems that work for me.

At times, I still feel lonely and unloved.
I have learned, that staying busy for the sake of keeping busy didn't work for me.