Published on 12, July, 2020
Just wondering if anyone else doesn’t have any friends at all or is that just me?
Oh no it is definitely not just you. I don't have any friends, what puzzles me is that I kinda think I'm ok with that. In order to not keep squishing me into a social norm that I just didn't fit I seem to have removed myself from it entirely; I didn't do it consciously to begin with but it is now quite obvious that is what I've done.
I would like to chat from time to time with other people like me but I think I would rather be alone than be uncomfortable and feel like I have to perform the 'normal person act'.
Having said that the excessive amounts of time I spend with only myself are probably having a detrimental effect on my mental health. I can't keep it up I suppose but I don't know what to replace it with.
This is Monkey. He'll love you and never leave you. He's also an excellent listener. (He's a bit rough around the edges now, but he is 17 years old, spends most nights squished in my left armpit, and doesn't particularly like baths.)
I guess it depends what friends are for:
Have I missed anything?
A friend would stay with you through your difficult times and be charitable and understanding. A friend would do whatever they could to help. To do loving things for one’s friend to the extent that one can is true friendship.