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Are some of us meant to be alone?

I've always felt the need to be part of a group, to have an identity that is highlighted by the people around me. It's human nature after all. But every time I feel good in a group, for example, a friend group, it doesn't last much. I either feel the need to distance myself from them, or do it involuntarily, and end up feeling guilty and sad because I still want to spend time with them but it just doesn't feel the same anymore. Does it make sense?

It seems like in any circumstance, I end up distancing myself from others and being alone again. I don't hate being alone. But I prefer having people to talk to, to spend time with. But for some reason I push them away and get this feeling of uncertainty. Am I meant to go solo? Or do I still have to find thw right environment.. the right people..? It is exhausting.. getting attached to someone.. then drifting away.
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ArtieKat · M
I'm guessing that because your profile is unavailable to me that you must be very young? There's plenty of time to find a circle of friends whom you do feel comfortable with. Without wanting to sound patronising many of us went through that sense of alienation in our teens and early 20s - and grew beyond (not out) of it.