Deleted member 8353
Former Hikikomori, Aimless Pleasure Seeker
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If my whole existence could be summarized in one word, it would be loneliness.
Between wondering if other people were robots of some kind when I was a child, to being continuously excluded from activities which others are allowed to participate in without effort, it's continuously been me feeling entirely alone. Well I suppose we're all alone in our heads, but I mean that I felt alone, not even the illusion of togetherness or companionship was present for me. For a while I barely even felt loneliness, because I was so lonely that I no longer noticed the feeling, it was just entirely normal to me. Now I feel far lonelier despite having more contact with people now than I did for at least a period of 8 years. Skin contact makes me feel genuinely happy, but my low psl means that I have to pay to get it, which I can't afford to do anywhere near frequently enough to feel alright.
It's as if I have to live some sort of imitation of life. I constantly pretend to be similar to the people around me, pretend that their futile attachments and values matter, and I have to pay for a high effort but ultimately mechanical rendition of bonding. There isn't a single person whom I can be honest with, and I don't have a real connection to anyone, at least irl anyway. Online I feel like I can relate to people, but it's just not quite the same.
Between wondering if other people were robots of some kind when I was a child, to being continuously excluded from activities which others are allowed to participate in without effort, it's continuously been me feeling entirely alone. Well I suppose we're all alone in our heads, but I mean that I felt alone, not even the illusion of togetherness or companionship was present for me. For a while I barely even felt loneliness, because I was so lonely that I no longer noticed the feeling, it was just entirely normal to me. Now I feel far lonelier despite having more contact with people now than I did for at least a period of 8 years. Skin contact makes me feel genuinely happy, but my low psl means that I have to pay to get it, which I can't afford to do anywhere near frequently enough to feel alright.
It's as if I have to live some sort of imitation of life. I constantly pretend to be similar to the people around me, pretend that their futile attachments and values matter, and I have to pay for a high effort but ultimately mechanical rendition of bonding. There isn't a single person whom I can be honest with, and I don't have a real connection to anyone, at least irl anyway. Online I feel like I can relate to people, but it's just not quite the same.