Recent content by Beneath the surface

I'm not sure about feeling uninteresting, but I don't find myself interesting- though I do get the sense that I give off a strange, almost enigmatic impression to other people because of my solitary and tactiturn nature, which I suppose, by default, makes me interesting to them. That said, as I...

I can very much relate to this. :hug:

Seconded. I can't bear to show my emotions in public, so do my best to hide them from people, and it works most of the time, though sometimes, there will be people who are adept at reading even hidden emotions in other people and they will notice.

I'm bad at most practical things; have no common sense (I hate it when questions requiring this attribute come up on exam papers!), am rubbish at most sports, have been known to accidentally bang my elbow/knee on doors and, worst of all, I'm completely incompetent at origami. :m136:

I have the exact same problem. I have periods of uncertainty and self-loathing where I think constantly about my shortcomings, which make me feel like an unworthy human being. I know there are people in the world who have worser flaws, but that doesn't make it any less painful to take! I think...

What are your experiences with melancholy? How would you define melancholy? What do you do when you're feeling melancholy? Do you think that melancholy is a good thing? Are you naturally a melancholy person, and if so, how well does this description fit you...

I adapt myself to be a more polite person because I am so naturally unsociable that people would think I am rude otherwise. Apart from that, I don't make any deliberate attempt to fit in- I am who I am. I know I can change that, but doing so would create stress and a sense of 'not being true' to...

My view on this is that, to gain an understanding of others, we must first strive to seek an understanding of ourselves. Yes, we do become a little self-absorbed in the process, but I guess that is what is required.

Strangely enough, I only feel lonely if I'm in a crowd and I think that's only because I don't want to be seen as an outcast or a 'loner', and not because I actually desire anyone's company. There's a saying that you are least alone in solitude and I would definitely agree with that. When we're...

I agree with this completely.

I think I would describe myself as being a serious person and the seriousness probably comes from this need that I have to be in control of my life, to be steering the boat as it were. I have a need for security and easily get stressed about the unknown, which is ironic because nothing is really...

This is what I do.

Ditto all.

Yes! I am doing exactly that right now, and should really not be typing this, but what the heck..... :) I find it extremely difficult to work through period of loneliness/depression, but especially depression. At the same time, this isn't something that can be controlled; it just seems to...