(28 August 2015, 19:49)Steve Wrote: [ -> ] (28 August 2015, 18:45)Mortblanc Wrote: [ -> ]So yes, you really are being watched. And people really are talking about you in whispers. And TPTB really are after you.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.
I like people, being alone is, well, lonely
And as MB says, being alone is the highest form of punishment. Even psychopaths have been known to have issues with it.
Nazi Germany used the Jews for many experiments. One of which was the effects of solitary confinement. It turns out madness is a VERY common side effect.
BP, if you love it, that's cool. All the more power to you. It just means that you're in about the 0.0001% that can cope with it. To have so many people on the forum able to cope with it, that's impressive.
One of the reasons people get married or be in a relationship is because "Man should not be alone." Not males, but mankind. That's one of the reason so many people hop from one marriage to another.
If me and the wife split up, I wouldn't bother moving on…I say that now. But being alone, emotionally, even though I would be surrounded by people, that would be really hard to cope with. Hats off to people whom have lost their nearest and dearest, and still soldier on. After I lost my dad, that was the hardest thing that ever happened to me. So losing EVERYONE, and being alone without the option to have people around…that's being truly alone.
I'm with Tarrel, and hats off to him for being honest about it. Even short periods of feeling alone can (and frequently does) cause people to cry for no reason that they can understand. Been there, experienced that. When I was working security, I spoke to a few builders about depression and the alike, and many of them took me to the side and had a word about cracking up and crying for no reason. It's a secret they were all hiding from each other. These were big guys, and you wouldn't dare say they were weak.
There may be some people that can accept it and get on with being alone. My concern is that there are many people whom have expectations of themselves without testing them.
If you feel you can cope with being totally lone, give it a go and see how it feels. Then come back to this thread and say what you experienced. Try going somewhere isolated, without phone signal, where you are hugely unlikely to see anyone for at least a week, then see how you feel.
----- Please note, for legal reasons, don't go solo camping or do any other kind of dangerous activity. Don't even stand at the top of the stairs incase you fall down there. If you decide to do anything dangerous, including stroking an angry dog, then that simply means you're an idiot and therefore do not have the right to sue me if it all goes wrong. My suggestion is purely as a mental exercise and health and safety should be your number one concern…not getting on with life and experiencing everything that you can. All my posts with any kind of recommendation are meant as purely entertaining scribbles, and not to be taken seriously. Be safe, and sue someone else if s**t goes wrong up for you because you tried to do something I do. Be safe and wrap yourself in cotton wool. -----
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For legal reasons, don't live your life if that involves anything dangerous! But don't kill yourself either.
No wait…don't live someone else's life either, as that's fraud and identity theft.
Hold on a second….I'm too tired to be writing this.
Be safe.