Posted by baseball55 on October 30, 2013, at 20:13:32
In reply to Re: Thinking we are different » alexandra_k, posted by Phillipa on October 30, 2013, at 10:25:44
I think you are different from me in many ways Alex. Today. But you are younger than me I figure since I finished my doctorate many, many years ago. I also wanted pure solitude and quiet. I was intolerant of the noise and demands of others. But as I got older I realized that I had cut myself off so completely that I was isolated and without help or care from others. And it made me feel crazy and depressed. Maybe this will happen to you also eventually. Maybe it won't. Maybe you have a talent for solitude that will last. i had a talent for solitude when I was younger, and it kept me safe, since I left home when I was quite young, but eventually it became a disability.
I hope you find some quiet and peace. Maybe, someday, you will long for more noise and connection. Maybe not. Today, I find that I prefer to go to the library or a cafe to work, where there is noise and people. Maybe someday you will feel the same. But maybe not.
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