Man's Search For Himself
In the day-to-day experience of most of us, the fear of being alone may not crop up in intense form very often. We generally have methods of "keeping lonely thoughts away", and our anxiety may appear only in occasional dreams of fright which we try to forget as soon as possible in the morning. But these differences in intensity of the fear of loneliness, and the relative success of our defenses against it, do not change the central issue. Our fear of loneliness may not be shown by anxiety as such, but by subtle thoughts which pop up to remind us, when we discover we were not invited to so-and-so's party, that someone else likes us even if the person in question doesn't, or to tell us that we were successful or popular in such-and-such other time in the past. Often this reassuring prices sis so automatic that we are not aware of it in itself, but only of the ensuing comfort to our self-esteem. If we as citizens of the middle twentieth century look honestly into ourselves, that is, look below our customary pretenses, do we not find this fear of isolation as an almost constant companion, despite its many masquerades?
The fear of being alone derives much of its terror from our anxiety lest we lose our awareness of ourselves. If people contemplate being alone for longish periods of time, without anyone to talk to or any radio to eject noise into the air, they generally are afraid that they would be at "loose ends", would lose the boundaries for themselves, would have nothing to bump up against, nothing by which to orient themselves. It is interesting that they sometimes say that if they were alone for long, they wouldn't be able to work or play in order to get tired; and so they wouldn't be able to sleep.
And then, though they generally cannot explain this, they would lose the distinction between wakefulness and sleep, just as they lose the distinction between the subjective self and the objective world around them.
Every human being gets much of his sense of his own reality out of what others say to him and think about him. But many modern people have gone so far in their dependence on others for their feeling of reality that they are afraid that without it they would lose the sense of their own existence. They feel they would be "dispersed", like water flowing every which way on the sand. Many people are like blind men feeling their way along life only by means of touching a succession of other people.
The self is always born and grows in interpersonal relationships. But no "ego" moves on into responsible selfhood if it remains chiefly the reflection of the social context around it. In our particular world in which conformity is the great destroyer of selfhood....in our society in which fitting the "pattern" tends to be accepted as the norm, and being, "well liked" is the alleged ticket to salvation - what needs to be emphasized is not only the admitted fact that we are to some extent created by each other but also our capacity to experience, and create ourselves.
....and the story goes on

With there being so much violence and turmoil in the world today. Why do people feel the need to add it by threatening violence towards those who post on here.
I pray for peace and unity throughout the world.
That everyone, no matter your age, gender, nationality, whether you're rich or poor.. will peace of mind, love in their hearts and loved ones close by.

Dealing with anxiety and depression on a daily basis can be hard. But Dealing with anxiety and depression and living alone can unbearable 💔😢☹️

Let it snow let it snow ❄️

Freezing rain 🌧️

Life is like a giant puzzle. Where we’re all trying to find out where we fit in. Never try to force it. Just be yourself and in time you’ll find where you truly fit.

The world around me has changed so much over the past several years. Seeing how we treat each other now, then back when I was younger. Technology has changed, it’s made it easier for us to communicate with others from around the globe. I pray this new upcoming year pours, peace, love, and happiness upon you all.

I made this plaque for friends of mine who have been married a little over a year now

Binx watch a movie with me.