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Carissimi · F
I’ve had this feeling most of my life, so know that even if it doesn’t feel good, you can live with it, and survive, although survival mode is not really living, but it’s still doable.
I can only share my own experience of how this feeling went away. The first time I felt truly loved is when I felt a great inner peace and contentment. I was 25-years old, and it was the first time I’d felt it. It lasted less than one year because the one who gave me such love passed away. I have never felt that kind of contentment since, but I’ve had days or even weeks, where because my mind was engaged in something very interesting to me, or I was giving and receiving love to my pets, the emptiness went away for short periods of time, so for me, it was love ... giving and receiving, and feeling like you matter, mental stimulation that’s of great interest to me, and the company of the right people.
I can only share my own experience of how this feeling went away. The first time I felt truly loved is when I felt a great inner peace and contentment. I was 25-years old, and it was the first time I’d felt it. It lasted less than one year because the one who gave me such love passed away. I have never felt that kind of contentment since, but I’ve had days or even weeks, where because my mind was engaged in something very interesting to me, or I was giving and receiving love to my pets, the emptiness went away for short periods of time, so for me, it was love ... giving and receiving, and feeling like you matter, mental stimulation that’s of great interest to me, and the company of the right people.