Are You Afraid to be Alone~?

@Jusred (1578)
United States
March 8, 2007 7:34pm CST
Are there instances, circumstances in your life that make you fear being alone? Maybe it is on an acute scale, like after watching a horror movie on a dark night by yourself..the movie is over, and you begin to hear noises in the house you never heard before....Or is it a completely different story, like being afraid to spend the rest of your life 'alone', without someone to share it with~? Maybe you fear being alone because of...?
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@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
9 Mar 07
That would be it! After a scarey movie! But I don't watch them much anyway, and would likely never watch one when I'm alone or are going to be alone. No, not my idea of fun! I'm not afraid of solitude. Even if I didn't have a significant other, I'm not one of those folks that simply must be in a relationship. :))
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@Jusred (1578)
• United States
9 Mar 07
Thank you flowerchilde! I actually think the best way to watch a horror flick is alone!..LOL..But after the movie, i'll turn every light on in the house to decrease shadows as much as possible.. As for life in general, in regards to a 'significant other' -i am alone, but i'm not lonely :)
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@fawcey (926)
• Australia
16 Apr 07
I dislike being alone if I am in a really depressed mood, as my mind is my greatest enemy in times like this. My thoughts can get so dark and my imagination can get carried away and I lose my grip on what is real and what is not. If I am in one of these moods then yes I do fear being alone. Also if it is night and I am alone and have watched something scary I hate being alone, as every little sound that I hear makes me jump. Other than that I do enjoy my own company and like my own space. But I prefer to be with my husband or son as it is these times that I feel the most secure and most at peace within myself. I have to say that the fear of ending up alone as in not in a relationship never really worried me when I was younger it was not what I thought something I would need to be happy. I would hate ending up alone now though as it would mean I would lose my husband and son, and that it my greatest fear in life.
@Jusred (1578)
• United States
16 Apr 07
Depression usually causes people to lose ties with the outside world, yet at the same time they crave companionship, it seems..I used to be afraid of the dark to the point of having to sleep with at least a nightlight on. Now, as long as i know i have a light handy when i enter a dark room, i'm okay (once it's on!) So being alone doesn't make me as afraid, all the way around, anymore. I agree when it comes to those closest to you. I know i couldn't go on without my boys..they are my whole world. As long as i know they are healthy and happy, all is well~
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• United States
9 Mar 07
Nope..I have been one of those lucky ones that never felt alone..hummi take that back there was this one time after my last back surgery..and it seemed every one abandoned me,,i couldnt walk.let alone feed myself..and i was lucky if a friend or family visited me once a week..then needing someone there everyday like i shoudl have..i was ready to have a melt down..but that was years ago..and now i am still kinda alone..I have my son..so does that count? lol..I dont mind being alone..i kinda enjoy it..but I do have my days when I would love soemone to cuddle with me..and share my life with..especially the good and funny lol..then on the other hand i dont think i could live with anyone else?? but i am never truly alone..i have my best friend..(s) and my family..and of course my son..who thinks he is the boss lol..
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@Jusred (1578)
• United States
12 Mar 07
..As long as I live and breathe, cloud kicker, you'll never truly ever 'be alone'~
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• Canada
19 Jun 08
I'm not at all afraid to be alone. I live alone, when my huband and I aren't together (he works in Az, and I work in Canada so we only see eachother occasionally). We both do just fine on our own with no problems. Of course we miss eachother, but thst's out of love, not out of dependence.
• United States
12 Mar 07
I've lived alone for the last seven years--no problem. I watch movies alone, too, including horror movies. Nobody has ever jumped out of the shadows at me.
@Jusred (1578)
• United States
13 Mar 07
LOL..Not yet, at least! Thank you for your response~
• India
18 Jul 08
yes, I cant live alone in the house. Its very scary in the night. It seems that someone is coming to you, someone will kill. All nonsense ideas will come. I cant imagine myself to live without any companion. The fear of dark will almost kill me.
4 Apr 08
Scary movies never bothered me. I used to watch them with all the lights out. I like my company so being alone was never a problem. After I was attacked in Atlanta, things changed. I would lock all the doors and never go out at night. I managed to get passed that fear though. I like being alone as it gives me time to think and look at the direction my life is taking.
• Malaysia
18 Mar 08
i definitely wouldnt want to be all alone after watching a scary horror movie. i'd have trouble falling asleep because i'll be too worried, wondering if there is something out there to get me haha. i also wouldnt want to be alone in a hotel room, sleeping all by myself. i get scared, although i've been thru that many times when on business trip. and i think that although some people might not admit it, everyone's afraid to spend the rest of our lives 'alone'...
@bobet17 (158)
• Philippines
4 Apr 08
I dont want to watch horror movie alone,and also Im afraid of the dark,In my room I want the light always on,because Im afraid If somebody sleep beside me I really believe in the ghost even though I never see them,I dont understand my self im too big fo this kind of attitude.
@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
10 Apr 08
i'm not afraid to be alone because i'm used to it since i was a child. and the only thing that i'm afraid of was when my love one would leave me