I've recently found that I enjoy writing little paragraphs of my feelings or just of feelings when I'm down, and it's helped me to calm down and vent a little.
Also, I just have a really strange urge to share them, so here are some of them.
Feel free to add your own if you also want to do this (bc it honestly helps). It's like the encouragement chat… but more like just sharing and talking about different feelings and emotions.
If there’s anything I ever do that makes you uncomfortable or makes unhappy, please tell me. One of my fears, as strange as it might be, is the fear of not knowing how I’m seen by others and how I affect my neighbors. This fear haunts me everywhere. In my bed, in the shower, during class, even in my dreams. How do I overcome a fear like this? I don’t know. Then, fear turns into hate. Hate for myself. It makes me overthink a lot of things that happen to me and that I do, which then creates more fear and anxiety and sadness.
As you may know, being alone and feeling lonely are two very different things. Both are states of being. One is physical, and one is emotional. You could not be alone and not feel lonely; you could not be alone and feel lonely; you could be alone and not feel lonely, or you could be alone and feel lonely. While there are certain instances where you are alone, you can feel lonely at any time. You could feel lonely in the movie theater, in the park, in school, in your own home even. Why do you feel lonely though? Maybe it’s a comparison, maybe it’s self-reflection. I think comparison is usually felt when not alone, and self-reflection can be felt either way. Either way, loneliness is a scary feeling. Loneliness can be dangerous. Being alone can be dangerous too, but not to the extent of loneliness.