The Struggles and Reflections of a Highly Distant Person

[Words]

Once upon a time...

 

[greenspace]

I am definitely not a doctor or psychologist but what you described sounds like autism or aspergers ( a form of autism). There is a lot of information about it on the net.

Getting a dog might also help. There are therapy dogs specially trained to help people. Maltese are very popular therapy dogs.

 

[Words]

I am definitely not a doctor or psychologist but what you described sounds like autism or aspergers ( a form of autism). There is a lot of information about it on the net.

Getting a dog might also help. There are therapy dogs specially trained to help people. Maltese are very popular therapy dogs.

ahahahahaha. no. -_-"

 

[NormannTheDoorman]

I'm so full of what right now.

 

[Ex-User (5841)]

I liked this thread a lot more when it had the OP I was responding to before I refreshed.

 

[Ex-User (9086)]

Don't get a dog, get a human, talk to one every day, if you will.

 

[Cog_Dis]

Don't get a dog, get a human, talk to one every day, if you will.

how??? The thoughts coming to mind aren't very socially acceptable. I know a pretty one I'd like to get, though..

 

[Flawed_Ravvn]

Don't get a dog, get a human, talk to one every day, if you will.

I would want a dog cause then it would be able to question your thinking or talk back.

 

[Words]

Friends, I did not write this to ask for help or to get diagnosed. I am completely mentally healthy. It was to discuss and learn about things, as is always my intention.

 

[Minuend]

I was going to respond to this, but now I can't recall exactly what the OP said.

But yes, it's perfectly possible to function normally even when you don't "connect" with people or even tend to emotionally bond with them. Your interaction with them can be built on other aspects, like an appreciation for what they bring to your life.

I have such tendencies. I never connect with people, even my partner whom I love. My ability to form emotional attachments to others is very limited to such a degree I find myself wondering how much I would mourn my 7 year old cats if they died. (I'm fairly certain I'm attached to at least one of them, though). I have a friend of 10 years I'm not attached to at all, but still meet for drinking fun (see "other aspects" above). I've never felt lonely and never had an urge to find a partner- the urge that seems to be a prominent negative feeling in quite a few people here.

This aspect of my life bothered me more when I was young and tended to blame myself more for it. Now that I have accepted it, I can better relax and stop keeping contact with various people because of obligation.

Well, in some cases I do visit people because of obligation. Some family and relatives mainly. I visit my home mainly because of my mother. I don't think I'm particularly (at all?) attached to my siblings or father.

Oh, btw, I was not really aware that I was unable to connect with people befor my current partner explained that people experience such connection by default some weeks ago. I could explain better, but I shut down my pc and phone writing is meh

 

[Words]

Thank you for sharing, Minuend.