Posted by Kath on February 16, 2008, at 18:01:46
In reply to Re: What are the effects of loneliness?, posted by octopusprime on October 5, 2004, at 21:30:21
What a great post - thanks Kath
> when i am lonely:
>
> i feel like i'm invisible
> i feel like nobody cares about me
> i feel like nothing i say or do is important
> i feel like i could die
> i feel hopeless
> i feel like an alien from another planet
> i feel like everybody else on earth has grown a second head
> i feel like crying and screaming for help
> i feel like time passes super slowly
> everyday events and interactions with people are magnified
> i lose perspective on my life
> i latch on to any human interaction and squeeze the life out of it
> i get cabin fever
> i don't want to do anything
> i desperately know that something is wrong
> and i don't know how to fix it
> nothing is ever good enough
> i worry a lot about stepping on toes
> i feel like a ghost
> i get trapped inside my own head
>
> when i'm not lonely:
>
> if something goes wrong with one person, i hang out with somebody else and that is ok
> i feel like i matter
> i feel like the things i say and do are important
> time passes normally or quickly
> i can always think of something to do
> activities are pleasant again, even the ones i do by myself
> i cherish the time i spend alone to regenerate
> i feel like i can disagree with people
> i feel like it's ok to have problems and that they'll all work out
> i smile a lot more
> i can express myself better
> i don't worry about people passing judgement on me
>
> this was a good exercise.
poster:Kath
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