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@sabergirl hmm that would be cool to find a bar I could read a book at. Most of the places I go to are pretty low brow. I do spend a lot of time looking at pictures of clothing and cats when I go to the bar though. I am afraid people think I am looking at Facebook just like everyone else. I tried checking out meetup but I didn't find any groups that were similar to my interests. Plus I have to leave home for work all the time, so it is hard to maintain even the most casual of friendships.
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My wife tells me that the research seems to to indicate that online interaction doesn't take the place of human interaction. And that interaction with your spouse isn't enough- apparently, we need honest to god, real world friends, too.
So I guess I'm doomed to an early death, too, filthy…
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So I guess I'm doomed to an early death, too, filthy…
Me three
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….. research seems to to indicate that online interaction doesn't take the place of human interaction. And that interaction with your spouse isn't enough- apparently, we need honest to god, real world friends, too.
So I guess I'm doomed to an early death, too, filthy...
Sounds like I should be dying any day now… Outside of conversation with my ex-wife and children, I routinely go an entire week without saying more than a simple "Hello" to anyone except my wife, and that's including work as well......
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Hello HA (Hermites Anonymous), I'm a new member and I have no meaningful human interaction with anyone except my wife and if you ask her even that is debatable. ::) I'm a student so lots of forced interaction with all sorts of folks but that's something I'd rather not. I don't know if I'm lonely but people being good friends with people seems like a bit of an alien concept.
Having said that, I'd have no hard objections to friending people I genuinely like; I guess it's just a case of such people being hard to come by.
Either that or it's me who is a c*nt. ::)
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The video doesn't show but I can attest that since I started to work alone:
- my blood pressure is finally down to a normal level
- I've stopped grinding my teeth when I sleep
- my overall mood has improved
- my kitchen appliances have remained dent free
So whatever Dr. Murthy had to say, I'm pretty much going to ignore it.
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I routinely go an entire week without saying more than a simple "Hello" to anyone except my wife, and that's including work as well…...
I can legitimately go days without even seeing a co-worker, much less speaking to one.
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I routinely go an entire week without saying more than a simple "Hello" to anyone except my wife, and that's including work as well…...
I can legitimately go days without even seeing a co-worker, much less speaking to one.
Whoa… that might be a bit much for me.
I prefer my "alone" in the general vicinity of other humans, I just don't want to have to interact with those other humans.
Example:
We've stopped going to our favorite Thai restaurant because we became regulars, so the owner and his wife always want to chat with us for like 5mins before taking our order… As delicious as the food is, it's still not worth those 5 awkward minutes to me. -
This conversation actually proves the possible truth in @mclaincausey post. A group of self proclaimed reclusiive people talking to each other about their not needing or wanting to talk to people. It’s ok guys. You all want and need love and I love you all 🥰
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and then there's me, who can't seem to shut the fuck up ever since i learnt to speak…
my school report cards always seem to say
"Louis is a great student. He just needs to talk less and listen more" or "paying more attention in class would make him excel further" or "good student but needs to learn to know the right time to speak"
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I found this awesome channel of mostly old US military propaganda style videos on YouTube last night. There old videos on etiquette, boiler design, old cars, top secret jets, and other declassified propaganda and military training films.
https://www.youtube.com/user/webdev17
One of the cool videos I saw:
Depending on what country you're in, some of the videos may be considered NSFW.
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The video doesn't show but I can attest that since I started to work alone:
- my blood pressure is finally down to a normal level
- I've stopped grinding my teeth when I sleep
- my overall mood has improved
- my kitchen appliances have remained dent free
So whatever Dr. Murthy had to say, I'm pretty much going to ignore it.
I don't work alone, but I do for the first time work remotely. I was worried about the transition, but in the end working from home is awesome. The dog time alone is good for my mental health. I have not yet stopped grinding my damn teeth though. I'm prepared for a lecture and an attempted sale of a $1k dental guard this afternoon at the dentist.
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I think it's important to point out that there's a distinction between being alone and being lonely. Everyone needs their alone time and there is nothing wrong with that as long as you are happy and it doesn't reach the point of loneliness. For me it's about having a balance like almost everything else in life. Sometimes I hate people and just want my alone time, other times I need my healthy doses of social interaction.
I do believe that feeling lonely and isolated can definitely impact your mental and physical health though. The argument that keeping prison inmates in solitary confinement for extended periods of time is inhumane and can have a negative impact on ones mental and physical health has been backed up by studies on animals and humans.
In one of the few (if not the only) studies on solitary confinement where human subjects were used not not one of the subjects lasted longer than seven days before they had to stop.To put it simply, it quite literally can make you "crazy".
