Lonely in a Crowded Room

Posted on September 4, 2009 | Filed Under Philosophical Reflections

“We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone.” -Orson Welles-

Sometimes the worst form of loneliness is to be lonely in a crowded room.  The hustle and bustle is all around you. People are chatting.  The party is going on; however, you are lost.  You are lost in the midst of what seems to be perfect chaos.  You hear the words and yet they don’t make sense.  You search for a place out of view.  A place where you can hide away unnoticed.  Perhaps then there will be a reason you are unrecognized.  It is then and only then that you realize that there is no place to hide, the world is speeding by, everyone is around you, and you are alone.

It hurts on the inside.  You wished you could reach for something.  Will it be drugs?  Will it be food?  What will it be? Whatever it is, you just need to get all this to go away.  No one understands.  It is not the first.  It will not be the last. This is the personal demons inside of you that you fight and struggle with.

Some call it depression.  But you feel anxious.  Others call it anxiety.  But you feel numb.

You think that if you can just make it through today then perhaps tomorrow will be better.  Is there hope?  Is it worth it?

You are reminded, Life is worth anything.  Bear the pain.  Break the chains.  Learn to live!

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