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My shrink recently told me that he didn't think I should live alone. I know he's right, but I was still disappointed somehow. You can know something about yourself, but it always becomes more real when someone else points it out.
Anyhoo, I think it's weird how there's an ad for a bariatric surgeon on the same page as this article. Or not weird, actually. Just kind of depressing.
Liz Spikol is senior contributing editor of Philadelphia Weekly. She writes the award-winning column The Trouble With Spikol, which began as a chronicle of her struggle with mental illness, and has since expanded into humorous musings on everything from graphic novels to how to use a mop. She also writes the paper's book review column, Lit Gloss. This blog -- named one of the Top 10 Bipolar Blogs of 2007 by PsychCentral -- is about mental illness policy, news, personal journeys and more.
Comments
you don't live alone. you have your fur babies with you.
Posted by: susan | June 15, 2007 05:54 PM
I lived alone for a number of years and was partially happy to be living alone but the loneliness of it all was hard. Now I really enjoy living with other people (my parents) because we get along really well most of the time and I find their company enjoyable. The key to happy living with other people *I think* is liking the people you live with. Otherwise it is much better to just live alone and have some pets or something. That's my 2 cents. :)
Posted by: kristin | June 17, 2007 03:26 PM
I thought you had lots of co-habitants sharing your dwelling place (including at least one other human). Did you just mean that as a general rule you shouldn't live alone, and that even though you're not in that situation now, it would be bad if you ever came to be in that situation at some time in the future?
I don't think I should live alone, either, but I do anyway. Maybe it's just as well, since people so often piss me off (or perhaps it would make more sense for me to say that I often feel angry or annoyed).
Posted by: Kent | June 17, 2007 09:33 PM