Living Alone

[Rxqueen]

Anyone afraid of Living alone?

Right now I live at home with my parents but before I had my own apartment while at school. I isolated myself so much that I got really depressed and tried to kill myself, so I'm afraid to live alone.

In the past I've also lived in student housing with roommates and I'm not very good around people. I had more than three different roommates and I ended up getting in big fights with every one of them. They all thought I was stuck up because I never talked to them (or anyone for that matter). I have a bit of an avoidant personality and try to avoid people at all costs, and obviously I have sa which isn't good for people that want to talk 24/7 when I don't talk at all.

Either way I feel like I'm too afraid to live on my own and too antisocial to live with others.....I feel like I'm going to live at home forever....

Any advice?

 

[Noca]

I cant live on my own either. I live with my parents and I'm 23.

 

[Nack]

Do you want to live at home for the rest of your life? Stay a anti-social? etc. These things mean more if you realize them for yourself. I can tell you one thing, the other side where the grass is greener.... feels nice.

 

[BlueDays]

Have you tried any therapy yet? The problem when you were living alone seems to be dealing with your feelings while isolated.
If you want to try living alone again in the future, maybe seeing a therapist of some kind while you do this, may give you the support and help to deal with your feelings, rather then being overwhelmed by them while alone.
I did find this helpful when I first started to live by myself.

 

[nopark]

I like living on my own... I could never live with a roommate I don't think; it'd just drive me nuts. I'm super private, I'm super quiet, I've got a bunch of weird rules...

Living with my parents was fine. I moved out last year and not much has changed really. I guess I'm more secluded now because I don't even have their company -- but I was never loquacious around my them anyway so it almost feels like nothing has changed.

My sister technically still lives in this apartment, but she's barely around so I might as well be living alone.

 

[Pink_Paula]

I'm moving out on my own soon and as scary as it is, i'm really looking forward to it. I also think that i'll get a lot more done myself instead of rlying on others to help me out, so as well as being scared i'm incredibly excited about this new start!

 

[Krista]

I think I'd quite enjoy living alone. I'd rather my place be where everyone hangs out so I can tell them to leave when I'd like instead of sharing the house with everyone. ::

Quiet and privacy are something I crave.

 

[Rxqueen]

Have you tried any therapy yet? The problem when you were living alone seems to be dealing with your feelings while isolated.
If you want to try living alone again in the future, maybe seeing a therapist of some kind while you do this, may give you the support and help to deal with your feelings, rather then being overwhelmed by them while alone.
I did find this helpful when I first started to live by myself.

I had a therapist my last year of college but now it's pretty hard to find one, especially since I don't have much money. It was good when I had one though, I actually felt like it helped. I think I'll try to find one again if I can. Thanks for the advice.

 

[Dronee]

There are many places in Asia where living with parents is the norm until a person is say... even as old as 30 or 40. This is mainly due to the ridiculous costs of living and the cost of owning a piece of property as well as some regulations by the state or nation.

As for choices, I've very bad nightmares almost every time I got to sleep. I won't say that I"m afraid of living alone, but I'd prefer not to. There's also the danger of doing something we might regret if there's no one else around like injuring ourselves due to depression or just injuring ourselves accidentally.

 

[HH]

I'm going to be living on my own in a matter of weeks-moving into my new house. Part of me is dreading being alone but I guess I've got to move on in life........

 

[xsapx]

Move in with a close friend in the same situation as you.

 

[FOR REAL]

i like living by myself
accept sometimes i get scared of the dark

 

[BlackKids]

I live by myself. In some ways its great but others its extremely dull. Love having freedom to come and go when I please, do whatever I want but my place is small. No real garden or place to chill outside.
I've been waiting in for the last three weeks and its driving me fecking mental. Should properly look for somewhere else but the rent is a bargin