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I Want to Be Understood By Just One Person

I find it hard to be. My mother never tried to understand me, nor the rest of my family.
Foster carers didn't either. Having no friends at school, because of the inability to make them made it hard too.
I became secluded from people, enjoying more time to myself, and losing myself in my hobbies.
At first, I didn't care; people proved to be a distraction. But as I grew older, it was the idea of sharing things with someone who would at least understand.
I care for my partner, but he as well doesn't understand mental health, or anxiety or depression or even writing or art. It makes it hard to have common ground with him.

I know that friends are hard to make, especially online as the more time passes it becomes more about other things than just talking.
I want one person to understand me, or that has had some of the same things happen. Because sometimes it does feel lonely. It'd be nice not to feel boring as well, as sometimes that is another thing that crosses my mind.
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plantbased · 61-69, M
I am like you in some ways, I like being alone, yet I also like company too, one person in my life can be enough to satisfy me...yet I know this is not realistic...wanting one person to understand you means having to be really truthful with that person..to be totally naked metaphorically speaking requires self knowledge and courage...I believe we are all seeking that, and knowing that person will not judge us....