Lace-Bane wrote:
I am rather lonely, though I'm pretty sure most if not all of such pain would be alleviated with a good friend or few. I've not had a friend in going on two years, nor had an in person conversation that wasn't just a business transaction in nature in nine months now. I can call my mother or father who are both almost a thousand miles away, but I only talk to them to let them know I'm alive for their sakes... I feel very little connection to either of them and don't feel any less "all alone in the world" when I speak to them.
Same here. I'm trying to look for some kind of discounted therapy service, because that really helped. But I've got new insurance now that has way high co-pays for mental health services, so I can't pay the full amount anymore. Even if I was paying someone to talk to me, it was still nice to have a frank conversation with someone who actively listened.
My parents have always been good to me, but they don't like hearing about the negative aspects of my life. So I pretend to be content when I call them. In reality, I'm going to AA meetings just to be around other people. Like Fight Club.