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I'm thinking of becoming a recluse with only online and phone friends. Has anyone done this? How'd it work out?

I can get quite jealous & bitter.Being around people makes me feel worse. When I'm not around other people I feel a bit better because there's not as much to trigger those feelings. I've tried working on my life and tried things to manage or release the jealousness and bitterness but they haven't worked so it might be healthier for everyone if I didn't have irl friends.

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LoveTriumphsOverHate · 36-40, M

So, online friends are not irl friends? What's the difference? If you get jealous and bitter in person, why wouldn't you get jealous and bitter when talking to people online?

WeeWeeWeeAllTheWayHome · F

@LoveTriumphsOverHate That's a very good point. I think the distance makes it eaiser for me to monitor my thoughts and responses. Like I don't see or hear everything the same way I do with my irl friends. Perhaps if I continued and had longer term online friends the same thing might happen but I'm not sure. Thanks for your thoughts.

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