DiscusThrower
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Hey all.
I recently turned 47, and it sort of hit me that my life just hasn't turned out as I expected (as is the case with many of us, I get it). I'm an RN that usually works evenings-into-nights, and I sleep during the day, so when I'm off from work I'm usually on a completely opposite schedule. My marriage ended in 2005, and I haven't really dated since. Most of my friends that I used to hang out with have families or busy schedules as is, so when you toss in the schedule factor, it's become basically impossible to have much of a social life.
I love movies, and I put together a small room in my house dedicated to just that, but 99% of the time it's just me and my dog enjoying them. It sort of hit me the other night that because of a "perfect storm" of circumstances, I've become very isolated. Im not depressed or sad, and I've never been the sort of person who "needs" to be in a relationship or have others around. But I think I'm really pushing the limits of that theory as of late.
Sometimes I feel like if something happened to me, there's literally no one that would even know. That's a really odd feeling.
Anyway, I have to believe there are others out there who maybe work crazy hours or are often up at night by themselves while the rest of the world sleeps, so thought I'd just say hello.
I recently turned 47, and it sort of hit me that my life just hasn't turned out as I expected (as is the case with many of us, I get it). I'm an RN that usually works evenings-into-nights, and I sleep during the day, so when I'm off from work I'm usually on a completely opposite schedule. My marriage ended in 2005, and I haven't really dated since. Most of my friends that I used to hang out with have families or busy schedules as is, so when you toss in the schedule factor, it's become basically impossible to have much of a social life.
I love movies, and I put together a small room in my house dedicated to just that, but 99% of the time it's just me and my dog enjoying them. It sort of hit me the other night that because of a "perfect storm" of circumstances, I've become very isolated. Im not depressed or sad, and I've never been the sort of person who "needs" to be in a relationship or have others around. But I think I'm really pushing the limits of that theory as of late.
Sometimes I feel like if something happened to me, there's literally no one that would even know. That's a really odd feeling.
Anyway, I have to believe there are others out there who maybe work crazy hours or are often up at night by themselves while the rest of the world sleeps, so thought I'd just say hello.
