Posted by gardenergirl on July 12, 2004, at 13:19:19
In reply to Re: feeling lonely » ghost, posted by partlycloudy on July 12, 2004, at 12:57:19
I like the pics with the dinosaurs. I visited a museum in Chicago (blanking on the name, although I really should be able to remember...definitely a natural history museum) where they had a full dinosaur skeleton named Sue. The head alone weighed so much that they could not include it in the full body display. Instead they made a lighter mock up of it and put the head in a display case upstairs. But very cool.
I can relate with you and partly cloudy that it's common to feel lonely even around people, even people you know. Having a mental illness, in my case atypical depression is kind of like a secret. It's usually not very visible except to someone who is trained or who knows you really well. And even if someone knows, they often do not know what it is like inside.
I think isolation happens in some ways as a protective measure. Because if we let it all hang out all the time, we would get hurt by all those who don't understand.
But we understand, at least as much as we are able and more than the average Joe.
Glad your trip is going well. You know I spend a lot of time sleeping in Ohio, too! ;)
Take care,
gg
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