Isolation and experiences

[lujoyalin]

Hi fellow bluelighters.

I would like to know peoples experiences with being in a isolated or lonely situation for long periods of time.

I myself have experienced it in a big way, and believe it has affected me physically and emotionally to the point where I cannot socialize properly and sometimes scare people upon meeting them.

Trying to get out of this cycle because all its doing is fucking my whole life.I might as well live in a cave.

 

[Jabberwocky]

How long in isolation are we talking about?

 

[ranunky]

I feel kind of the same way sometimes. That so many of my growing years were spent alone, with a screen that it has probably affected my ability to socialise with other people.

 

[oliphill]

I have found that the best remedy is to force yourself into social situations and it gets better. I was like this a while ago, paranoid from smoking too much cannabis, etc. Then I went travelling and then lived in halls of residence at uni. I found everything went back to normal again. Since then however I've switched back to being very isolated.

But at least I know now it's never a permenant thing.

 

[lujoyalin]

well i mean from communitys it self.Or just being alone allot of the time.

Okay i have worked away in western australia for a few years and have lost all friends from school.

Its a fucked and lonely life unless you want to fuck men on some machine.So thats WA

and i have no friends.

 

[belfort]

it al depends on WHY you are isolated..if you are a very introverted person, its your nature to retreat and be by yourself...forced socializing will not help much....even then u need to socialize a little bit...now, if you are isolating because you are afraid that everyone is out to get you, then forced socializing will not help you...deeper issues at work here...