| ▲ | Trasmatta 8 months ago |
| Nah not at all, spending time alone is crucially important to me for managing anxiety. Solo dinner is great. Being surrounded by people constantly is a way for my anxiety to greatly increase. |
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| ▲ | amelius 8 months ago | parent [-] |
| It is important to make a distinction between close friends and people you don't know. Also, being alone may feel good but it is not a lasting solution as ultimately humans evolved as social creatures, and you can't rationalize that away. Try spending e.g. a weekend or a week with close friends or family (if you have a good relationship with them), and see what it does for your anxiety. |
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| ▲ | Trasmatta 8 months ago | parent | next [-] | | The important thing is having a balance. Never being comfortable alone can be an issue just as spending all of your time alone can be. | | |
| ▲ | mtsolitary 8 months ago | parent | next [-] | | > However, the two things must be mingled and varied, solitude and joining a crowd: the one will make us long for people and the other for ourselves, and each will be a remedy for the other; solitude will cure our distaste for a crowd, and a crowd will cure our boredom with solitude. (Seneca) | |
| ▲ | amelius 8 months ago | parent | prev [-] | | Yes but my main point is that it's very easy to get stuck in a local optimum without ever realizing that there can be a significant social component to one's anxiety issues that can be easily explored. | | |
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