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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Cultivate an active fantasy life. If you can close your eyes and enter a different world, nothing can hurt you. Well it can, but you can escape from it.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I have y'all Saidit friends, my wife, the internet girlfriend, and my parents and I get along well.

One time before I had the support structure I do now, I would do stuff like one time I dropped by a stranger's house with a bottle of bourbon to see if they wanted to drink it with me. They did and they gave me a tiny catapult.

[–]yelgy[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Used to get high and spend my days on IRC. Then I met a gal and didn't need those to keep me sane.

[–]Zapped 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This depends on your definition of "friends". I don't consider all of my acquaintances as friends. While I enjoy socializing, there are very few people I would consider friends. We each have our own personality and require different levels of interaction with others. If you need more interaction and are having trouble getting that, then you have to climb out of your comfort zone to make that happen. If it's forced, then you probably need to look inwards to find out how you can satisfy that "need" and why it is there.

[–]blackpoop321 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I host a video game server and maintain a small community around it. Been doing it for like 9 years now, people come and go, most stay for years - but more importantly, I always have people playing the game with me.

[–]yabbit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

most people are lonely in the west

[–]yelgy[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

not the east?