Alone

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A forum is a strange social tool. In 'real life', you can be sad or just down, then hang out with some friends, and be sort of comforted by them just being there. You can see the look on their faces, they can give you a hug or a pat on the back - and never say a word. In a forum, you don't even know if someone is there until they respond.

On the other hand, if someone does respond it is often because what you said resonated with their soul. I know lonely and I know alone. I can enjoy being alone, but I don't think I have ever enjoyed being lonely.

It's nicer being lonely together (sharing our sorrow and hurt) than being lonely alone. Thanks for sharing.

I am alone, but sometimes I don't even care. Yes, I'm different. But the more different, the more free.

Sometimes. I've been wondering about this for a while and I've come to the conclusion that it's somehow related to the AS. There are days when I wake up and just generally feel more disconnected, more AS if I can put it that way, than others. This is true here at the forum but it also happens in real life too. It helps to post here, even if it's just a picture thread if I'm feeling too disconnected to talk much, it seems to break through the AS barrier, and then do feel less disconnected from the world. If that makes sense, it's the only way I can describe it really.

I feel alone if I'm the only one in my apartment, and I feel alone if there are five other people in it. Being around people, either in direct contact or indirect contact (like here), has no real bearing on whether or not I feel alone.