AtomicPickles92 t1_iwciyc2 wrote
Reply to comment by AllanfromWales1 in Meta-analysis shows a strong association between loneliness and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents by chrisdh79
I am wondering how they defined loneliness. I have had depression for a long time. I also struggle with loneliness. The real issue is this “loneliness” is not as simple as “I wish I wasn’t alone” and this feeling persists whether a person is around or even talking to me.
The result is, in the moment, I can feel connected, but as soon as direct interaction ends, I am directly back to being just as lonely. So looking back, it makes me feel like I was really alone for a long time.
There is something to be said about getting what you need out of an interaction NOW to avoid being lonely LATER
Ruski_FL t1_iwdd8hk wrote
I feel the same. It doesn’t matter how many people I know or talk to. I feel always alone. It’s depressing.
Sometimes I find a romantic partner and feel like we know each other but it goes away.
AtomicPickles92 t1_iwdezhv wrote
I feel the same about a romantic partner.
I think the problem is we aren’t getting the chemicals we need and should be getting from these interactions.
I think we are defecient in something and it cause primary and secondary issues.
Primary: A feeling of loneliness
Secondary: An inability to sate my social appetite
I’m talking out of my ass though. I think legitimately that therapy and mental health treatment is really the only way to address it properly at this time in our life.
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