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Recent content by JDartistic

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    Old & Isolated

    Thank you, everyone. U all made me feel a little better knowing I’m not the only one. ❤️
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    Old & Isolated

    Anyone else struggling with isolation as an older person? I just turned 60 & am worried about aging alone without any support or family. I do my best & have lived a good life with friends & even was married once (divorced now) but as I’ve aged, it’s harder to meet people & I find myself alone &...
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    Anyone here a hand flapper?

    I used to flap when I was younger & into my 20’s but people kept either grabbing my hands to make me stop or I was told to sit on my hands. Needless to say, I was pressured to stop by family & friends but I did it a lot when I was excited. Often I didn’t realize I was doing it cuz it was just so...
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    Being alone.

    My alone-time is probably too excessive. I not only talk incessantly to myself (& my dog), but I also have a terrible day-dreaming problem in that I'll just lie in bed and listen to music and day-dream all day... So, is that the "real" me? I hope not! Left to my own vices, I don't really do...
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    Sometimes we need a little something that isn't easy to find...

    After reading this, for some reason, I thought of this quote by Charles Bukowski: WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE, ALL OF US; WHAT A CIRCUS! THAT ALONE SHOULD MAKE US LOVE EACH OTHER, BUT IT DOESN'T...
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    Facebook comment out of the blue .

    Can you delete his post since it's on your page? I know on my FB page, I have control to delete any post or "tagged" or any comment - that's what I would do - DELETE IT and then UNFRIEND HIM so he can't keep harassing you.
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    Being Single at Christmas

    When I moved to MD a year ago, I had the same vapid experiences as you describe. I got really discouraged & sad that I left DC. But then I drove around & tried different venues. Most are lame but I got lucky in Annapolis so it’s okay. Still, I get what ur saying. I also started a philosophy...
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    Being Single at Christmas

    I wanted to share how I deal with Christmas when I'm single and on my own through the holidays. I've had several people tell me that it's quite inspirational, and since the holiday season can be depressing when you're alone, I thought folks here may appreciate this. So, here it goes... First...
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    How do you handle humiliations?

    I LOVE THIS...THANK YOU.
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    How do you handle humiliations?

    Thought I'd add that while I was self-bashing over the past few days, the only thing that soothed me was my beautiful dog, Smiley, and many of you already know that I feed/protect the wild animals in my yard - deer, rabbits, foxes, birds, turtles - and when I started to get really depressed and...
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    How do you handle humiliations?

    Here we go...my fav song!
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    How do you handle humiliations?

    Thank you everyone. I feel better today. I apologized to everyone involved & basically got more hatred back - to stop communicating w them & that I’m an AH. But I stepped back from it & realized that I need friends who are more forgiving & quite honestly, who have my back. I think that’s my...
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    How do you handle humiliations?

    how do you handle humiliations esp when you unintentionally hurt somebody? I think many of us are socially challenged & I was out recently with 2 new friends I had met thru Match. We weren’t romantically involved but knew we could be good friends. I really liked them & I could tell we had a...
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    Is this a kind of shutdown, or something else?

    Mutism. Look it up. That’s what I do. That’s what ur doing. Mutism. It’s okay. U need time to process.
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    Overthinking

    OMG. I luv u! Seriously, u r describing my life. & when it’s gone, it takes a really long time to pick yourself back up. But u will. Bc u must. Don’t be like JDartistic. Get over this crap & do anything else but self absorb bc the latter will turn u into ME. Don’t be me! Fight this sh””t...
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