theslowesthand
Banned
Personally i probably wouldn't be affected very much at all, as i'm totally alone for most of the time anyway, and have no social life, don't go out, etc.
I have nature, television, music, alcohol, internet - that's all i've really survived on for the last 20 years especially
But it would remove one more annoying hurdle to "ending it all" that i've always had - the fear of upsetting the peeople i leave behind .. so the total "social exclusion" you talk of could be a good thing for me!? (hehe)
But i know i'm a "sick dog". Never really had adequate/reliable emotional & psychological well-being. And i've been "down" as far as a person can go, quite a few times, and being totally isolated would at worst maybe just cause me to have a bit more of those "down" times, that's all. I've survived everything up to now, and i doubt something like that could "topple" me
I'm aware that "social" is probably a "basic human need", but so far i've 100% COMPLETELY neglected it. And i think i've "paid the heavy price" for doing so.
But being introverted/avoidant/aspergers/etc/etc means i've never actually received the "benefits" that socialising brings, as didn't gain any pleasure from being around people, couldn't relate, etc. Maybe i still have basically, the same needs for human contact as "normal" people, but my disorders have prevented those need from ever being met? But maybe (probably) my needs are a bit less, due to my disorders? I dunno. But i know i do & have always had, these human needs, to a reasonable degree - its just that those needs for whatever reasons, could never be met .. and still can't to this day
I have nature, television, music, alcohol, internet - that's all i've really survived on for the last 20 years especially
But it would remove one more annoying hurdle to "ending it all" that i've always had - the fear of upsetting the peeople i leave behind .. so the total "social exclusion" you talk of could be a good thing for me!? (hehe)
But i know i'm a "sick dog". Never really had adequate/reliable emotional & psychological well-being. And i've been "down" as far as a person can go, quite a few times, and being totally isolated would at worst maybe just cause me to have a bit more of those "down" times, that's all. I've survived everything up to now, and i doubt something like that could "topple" me
I'm aware that "social" is probably a "basic human need", but so far i've 100% COMPLETELY neglected it. And i think i've "paid the heavy price" for doing so.
But being introverted/avoidant/aspergers/etc/etc means i've never actually received the "benefits" that socialising brings, as didn't gain any pleasure from being around people, couldn't relate, etc. Maybe i still have basically, the same needs for human contact as "normal" people, but my disorders have prevented those need from ever being met? But maybe (probably) my needs are a bit less, due to my disorders? I dunno. But i know i do & have always had, these human needs, to a reasonable degree - its just that those needs for whatever reasons, could never be met .. and still can't to this day