I didn't know it had a name. This is 10000% me, not contacting family or friends, being perpetually single and everything literally never asking for help of any kind.
this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2026
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It can also happen when you have to deal with the cunts in the medical field.
Is gynecology really that rough?
It's frustrating that this term:
a) Doesn't appear in any published literature
b) Appears to have been coined in the last decade in a magazine article whose author has a degree from a non-accredited college.
But's let's just make up terms at will so we can pathologize ourselves proudly and not hurt any fee-fees!
a) Doesn’t appear in any published literature
You say this like Shakespeare wrote about autism.
b) Appears to have been coined in the last decade in a magazine article whose author has a degree from a non-accredited college.
What? Appears based on what? Does something that happened in the last decade become invalidated for some reason?
I'm feeling this one.
Eh I don’t care about being abandoned, but the rest tracks.
Which turns out to be true - you are abandoned in the end:)
What about just the first 2
I wonder if this correlates to an underlying trauma experienced by right-wing style preppers who are all convinced they can recreate civilization on their own in their back yards
Shiiit. Maybe because I'm getting old and friends naturally drift away, they are just busy or prioritizing family, it feels like they don't care about me anymore. It has gotten harder to get their helo compare to my 20s
Making friends is a continuous process, or at least one that you need to return to pretty regularly. Especially when you get older and your friends start disappearing.
If you don't have kids of your own, it's easy to get dealt out of a bunch of socializing; it's worth it to be a supportive and present uncle/aunt/older cousin/family friend/whatever.
Friends that you stay close to for thirty years are special because they are rare.
It is continuing process but think it gets harder as u age coz ppl already have their core group and support network that they not very open to making new ones.
Yes I'm somewhat active in hobby groups but some folks are reluctant to hang out outside of that hobby activity. I can/wiling to be that supporting role but it feels like my circle doesn't need me.
Maybe it's a skill issue or having somewhat low confidence due to personal problem I'm currently having
Well you gotta feel right with yourself, yeah. I had my own struggles to deal with for a long time.
That was my mid 20s-30s. I'm ~40 now and my social circle is back to doing things every few weeks now that most of the people I associate with have grown kids or are divorced. People still come in and out as they get into relationships but it's not anywhere like it was in my 20s where my entire friend group collapsed as they all got married and started having children.
How dare you
Bitch that's called depression.
Well with generation, everyone is passively being left on read. So even if you did reach out, you'll get a response a week later, with barely any effort.
Endless unread notifications. No wonder people have so much anxiety, no idea with what problem to deal with first.
Luckily anime taught me how to be resilient, and not that black & white stuff from fairy tales.