Is being alone the worst thing for your mental health?

you don't have to necessarily even be having serious conversations or interactions to obtain the benefits of mental health.

even just being around/observing other people is good, such a going to the grocery store, taking a group yoga or exercise class, working a job that involves communicating with people, etc.

it's just that you need people to sort of "normalize" your view of reality

No, having a gf is.
Tfw this relationship is giving me anxiety
Tfw I wish I could be alone again

hobbies dude

you need a hobby, meet friends through that

if you're Veeky Forums, there are loads of hobbies that you have access to, such as martial arts, yoga, outdoor activities, etc.

that means that you're doing something wrong

what about it is giving you anxiety?

>even just being around/observing other people is good, such a going to the grocery store, taking a group yoga or exercise class, working a job that involves communicating with people, etc.

OP here

Going outside usually just hurts and depresses me pretty badly

I've been alone for two years now since october

What happenes is I stick to a routine, if I go grocery shopping or do anything outdoors outside of my routine it is painful

There's people everywhere, there are normal people walking around with their gfs

I sit at home all day, I work, come home and that's my life for two years now

Everywhere I go and any hobby I used to enjoy there are other people there and they are with their wife or gf or friends....

>I'm always alone and its killing me

I basically speak to only 2-3 people everyday, short sentences, thats it, no other communications
I can feel me slowly drifting away; if I have a long conversation sometimes the person doesnt understand what Im talking about, like Im in another place or universe
Also my empathy is all fuck up: i dont act normally in most situations
Is this autism?

this. i dont get lonely if i post on this chinese cartoon board

Depends what you mean.

3 years single and I'm mentally in a better state than I ever have been

I thinking needing to be with someone is unhealthy. You should compliment one another but still be individually and be able to do your own shit. Unfortunately most girls are gains goblins with no actual hobbies.

I still have friends though, but only a couple and they're all really close. Having thousands of social media "friends" seems overrated.

>I basically speak to only 2-3 people everyday

Must be amazing,

I'm salaried and work remote from home. I have decided to make a change in my life from now on

I've been going in to the office for weeks now just to be there a few days out of the week. It helps me and it has been nice senpai, I might make it

Basically, I have a career where I work remote and don't need to be in an office all day. I go to a data center to do my work sometimes, there is only one other person who works at the data center.. Can't really make friends with this guy so I'm left with just working on my own and my own projects

>I have started going into the office more often and not working from home.
>A few days ago, a supervisor (not in my dept) told me to not get depressed and he would love to see me in the office more often
>Honestly, he is a nice guy and we talk a lot when I do come in the office but I have hurt others before
>I sometimes don't say hi to anyone at work and I just do my work, they walk around my desk or are nearby and clearing their throat the whole time, until I say hi and walk up to them
>Veeky Forums something is really wrong with me

sounds like seeing other people living life makes you aware of the fact you're not living life yourself

it pains you that you're not living up to your own potential

it also sounds like you're not as grateful as you could be for the skills of independence you do have, which many people do not

social interaction is weird...think about it like this...are you a person you would want to be around? are you interesting?

if the answer is no, then change that, because it is within your power to do so.

know it is impossible to cope with all of the anxiety and depression in the world by yourself. you must either be with other people, or if you are relatively alone, you must be surrounded by nature.

are you /sorted/ yet?

start with jordan peterson vids, here:

youtube.com/watch?v=I8Xc2_FtpHI&list=PL22J3VaeABQAT-0aSPq-OKOpQlHyR4k5h

I have to go back to my roots and cultivate a new personality again

I usually change my personality and life style every few years

I need to go back to who I was in my early 20s

...

Lad, that formatting is painful.

Be me
>21
>live alone
>no friends only acquaintances
>no gf
>quit old uni, waiting for acceptence of new uni
>feels bad man
The only thing I got going for me is lifting, the dumbbels are my only friends.

I've learned to adjust to only having myself.

We're at the "move in together or break up?" stage and I'm leaving town soon.

why are you leaving town?

how long have you been dating?

how old are you two?

Consider having a waifu just to fill that hole. .

This is the nice thing about Veeky Forums, generally well-rounded, funny individuals that mostly mean well even if they're not Chad. You still have some jerks but I take all of it as light hearted banter on here, whereas on other boards it's some angry, bitter person.

get a hobby

How long has it been since you guys graduated from high school? Do you still keep in touch with your old classmates? Its been 7 years since I graduated and fucking hell almost all of them are getting married and having like their 2-3 kid.

>Some of us have never formed any bonds with any person so friends from school is just a meme and a comfy way of life for some people if they can do that

But in reality having friends from high school means you're just the guy who will live in the same town and never leave to form a new life for yourself

user, I...

I'm 25 she's 24
I'm taking a decent job 90 minutes North, she just started school
5 years but we've lived down the street from each other

Well, I fill the void with spending too much time in the gym, 2 hours a day 6 times a week and watching NetFlix and a casual anime here and there.
Just gonna unload a bit here. I don't get it, people view me as extrovert, handsome young man that "got his whole life ahead of him". Recently became a part-time firefighter, been spending a lot of time at the firefighter school and recently became a volunteer emergency helper (30-60min ambulance wait out here). I try to socialize at every given opportunity but here I am alone every day. I talk to a lot of poeple but nothing sticks to me even though I try to engage with people. Like coming to parties, social events and volunteering.
I feel completely empty.
Yes I've learned to live this way but I'm unsure how many months I've left in me like this.

Love you guys no homo

Inherited alcoholism is pretty bad too desu. I have friends though, even if I don't see them that often. So can't really compare.

vidya and exercise have prob saved my life

hahaha

It just makes some of us more lonely

When you're alone, bad thoughts creep in. You become a degenerate.

You need social interaction to keep you in check, and no internet interaction doesn't count.

Why not full homo tbqh

Bloodlines will always be my favorite RPG story.

About 7 years as well. I don't keep in touch with any of them, but I've seen online that a lot of them are married. A guy I used to work with has started dating some slut with 4 kids. He's 24.

I'm 25 and I can't even picture myself settling down in the next 5 years.

Nah. I think it's great. Everyone is fake as fuck. Better off not associating with cancer snakes in the world.

4 years but only keep up with 4, were all none of them are deadbeat enough to have kids this young.

I'm just burger king and I want you to have it your way.

Been alone for the past 12 years. Not a single friend, no communication outside of Veeky Forums and work. No online friends.

COME AT ME.

>How old are you?

28.

I'm 29 and turning 30 in 6 months

Let me tell you have to start turning back the clock, don't tell me you've given up. The longer you go down this road the more pain there is, that's all there is, is pain. you don't want to be the guy in his mid 30s and drinking himself to sleep every night

I'm going to meet an user from Veeky Forums next Saturday. I hope he helps me with my social gains.

i think jacking off to furry porn is

t. Muslim

Yes, I've read studies that show how isolation can have permanent impact on your brain. People that have spent years alone, especially during childhood, impacts cognitive performance. It makes sense really when you compare loneliness to hunger. Hunger is painful because it forces you to go eat; Loneliness is painful because it forces you to go interact with other humans. And humans are social animals for a good reason, people that spend their time in isolation don't offer anything to the species.
Unfortunately, this is all a side-effect of technology making real social interaction straining.

I don't even know how to make friends. I don't think I'm good enough for anyone.

me too but i enjoy being alone sometimes, my outlook on life is bleak though. are we talking about itt having no friends or social completely?

went to 3 different highschools in 3 different states, graduated with no friends. i envy people that spend their whole lives in one place