Recent content by Anhedoni

I have started to believe that I radiate something that repells other people. Perhaps my years as a bullied kid has made me always take the "paria" role in group constellations, which unavoidably leads to me being dumped by friends, or if not that, always makes me feel like the most irritating...

Damien Rice – The rat within the grain (too bad it isn't on Spotify) [video=youtube]

Thanks! I've ordered the kindle copy of Emily White's book. That last one seems very enlightening.

It's an interesting perspective, but not completely valid, at least not in every case. That people who chose a solitary life style unjustly are being looked down upon, I have no doubt about. But that is a somewhat different question. Sure, you can find dignity and value in a lonely life - but...

Hi, I'm trying to understand the phenomenon loneliness, what it does to a person, and the social consequences it brings (sorry for eventual spelling mishaps, this is my second language). Do you have any reading tips? Essays, books, novels, news paper articles, feature texts? Or even a...

I got 35 - extreme or severe loneliness. Oh my ...

Thank you everyone for your quick responses. You've given me a lot to think about. Especially the advice about shaping the way you think about yourself is something I will try to use. Like Gandhi meant in his teachings: No one can decide for you how you're supposed to feel. It's hard, of...

I guess there are million of threads like this, but I need to vent some of my thoughts. I was bullied at school, for nine years. Now, 14 years later, I feel like I still wear the mark of the pariah. I guess there is some truth in the saying that bullies eventually move into your head, and you...

Well, you know what they say: "The worst is yet to come." A swedish writer, Bodil Malmsteen, turned that phrase upside down a couple of days ago, and said on tv: "What if the best things haven't happened yet?". That's a comforting thought. Even though things might look grim, the best things are...