on friday i also got to put into practice one of my goals of the next little while of getting more comfortable being by myself. my fears of being alone/being lonely (and my assumption that the two go together) have been getting really pervasive lately and it's something i really want to question and start to undo. i think the line between solitude and being alone can be a fine one, and one that i'm really not sure about but that i want to think about more.
i am having a HUGE process around this and around trying to be comfortable being alone. i am not good at being alone at all and i usually freak out and avoid it via being too busy to think about it at all. it's really hard, esp. breaking the alone = lonely issue. hmm.
I can't help but here my mom's voice when I read the title of this post and laugh and laugh.
Thank you so much for helping me today and for being an awesome friend and for giving me the benefit of the doubt and talking through things with me. You are so friggin wonderful and I'm so glad to be friends with you.
Sorry to hear you're feeling gross. I hope you're better soon.
I didn't end up going to the movie either (I am still getting over this crappy cold), an there's something kind of hilarious about that. Who knows, maybe we'll see it another time, or rent it or something.
I'm glad things went well with your friend. It's good to put things back in place after they get messy.
i get that way too, and it's so silly cuz like, of course i/we will fall in love again and have some lovely times with people. i don't know why there's just an evil little voice inside of me that still doubts that though.
also, i was so scared when i loved into a place by myself, but it ended up being one of the best decisions ever and really healthy for starting to get over this stuff.
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i am having a HUGE process around this and around trying to be comfortable being alone. i am not good at being alone at all and i usually freak out and avoid it via being too busy to think about it at all. it's really hard, esp. breaking the alone = lonely issue. hmm.
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Thank you so much for helping me today and for being an awesome friend and for giving me the benefit of the doubt and talking through things with me. You are so friggin wonderful and I'm so glad to be friends with you.
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and hey, thanks to you too. i'm so glad things are on the up and up. xo.
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I didn't end up going to the movie either (I am still getting over this crappy cold), an there's something kind of hilarious about that. Who knows, maybe we'll see it another time, or rent it or something.
I'm glad things went well with your friend. It's good to put things back in place after they get messy.
xo
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I feel like I have to live with people or else I'll be way too alone... I have a hard time leaving the house.
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also, i was so scared when i loved into a place by myself, but it ended up being one of the best decisions ever and really healthy for starting to get over this stuff.
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