提问 HN:如何独处?
9 分•作者: sillysaurusx•6 个月前
38岁,我人生中第一次独自一人。18岁时,我几乎是直接搬离父母家,和高中时的恋人住在一起,我们一直在一起。现在,人生的这一篇章结束了,我发现适应起来非常困难。
困难主要体现在几个方面。首先,当我想分享我一天发生的事情时,却无处可说;在 HN 上没人关心我是否修好了百叶窗或者做了猪排。我会在一个 IRC 聊天室里分享,但有时几个小时都没人在线。
另一个困难是周末。我过去每个周末都生活在一个充满生机的房子里,而现在只有我和我的狗(还有我的猫,当它决定光临我的时候)。养宠物有所帮助,但独自一人度过大约 60 个小时仍然很艰难。
我也发现很难想到要做的事情。我的默认选择是玩游戏,但这感觉很空虚,既因为我过去可以和别人一起玩游戏,也因为我没有可以分享精彩时刻的人。
我知道你们中的许多人认为独处是自然的,甚至是必要的。我只能说我从未那样生活过。有时,如果太久没见到其他人,我会感到恐慌。
通常的建议都有:更频繁地去狗公园,选择一些东西并动手制作,读书,上约会网站,找个爱好等等。但我发现很难真正做到这些。我想把这归咎于抑郁症,但我有一个很棒的精神科医生,他给我开了抗抑郁药、抗焦虑药和情绪稳定剂。
我远程工作,这目前是我满足社交需求的主要方式。但这并不是一个稳定的方式,因为时区差异很大(我比他们晚 7 个小时)。
现在一切都感觉空虚。这是最难适应的事情。我希望有一些心理技巧来应对这种情况,或者只是听听其他经历过类似情况的人的故事。在很多方面,这感觉就像被监禁,但至少在监狱里还有其他囚犯可以社交。“互联网上的单独监禁”可能是一个更好的比喻。
我希望听到社区中任何从家庭生活过渡到独居的人的声音,并从您一路学到的经验中学习。或者只是听听您经历的一些故事。谢谢。
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For the first time in my life, at 38, I'm alone. When I was 18 I basically moved out of my parents' straight in with my highschool sweetheart, and we were together ever since. That chapter of my life is over now, and I'm finding the adjustment very difficult.<p>There are a few parts to the difficulty. One is that when I have something to say about my day, there's nowhere to say it; no one on HN cares whether I fixed up the blinds or cooked pork steaks. I hang out in an IRC chatroom for that, but sometimes nobody's around for hours.<p>Another is that weekends are hard. I used to be in a house filled with life each weekend, and now it's me and my dog (and my cat, when he decides to grace me with his presence). Having animals helps somewhat, but it's still hard simply being alone with myself for ~60 hours.<p>I'm also finding it difficult to think of things to do. My default action is to play games, but it feels empty, both because I used to be able to play games alongside someone else and because I have no one to share the cool moments with.<p>I understand that many of you find alone-ness to be natural, and even required. All I can say is that I haven't ever lived that way. I sometimes panic when it's been too long since I've seen another person.<p>There are the usual suggestions: go to the dog park more often, pick something and build it, read books, hop on dating sites, find a hobby, and so on. But I'm finding it hard to actually do any of that. I would blame depression, but I have a great psychiatrist who has me on antidepressants, anti-anxiety meds, and mood stabilizers.<p>I work remote, and that's currently my main way to gratify social cravings. But it's not a consistent way, since the time zone difference is quite large (I'm -7 hours vs them).<p>Everything feels hollow now. That's the main thing that's hard to adjust to. I was hoping for some psychological tricks to deal with that, or just to hear stories from other people who have had to undergo similar situations. In many ways it feels like being imprisoned, except at least in prison there are other inmates to socialize with. "Solitary confinement with internet" is probably a better analogy.<p>I was hoping to hear from anyone in the community who's transitioned from a family dynamic to being on your own, and to learn from any lessons you've picked up along the way. Or just to hear some stories in general about your experiences. Thanks.