by Hunter Barnes

Created on: October 10, 2008

Being lonely is a main part of my lifestyle. Ever since I was little, I have always been lonely. My father had been in the Navy for 20 years (gladly retired May of 2008) and we always moved. As I recall, I have lived in over 15 different houses and been to over 15 different schools (K-12). Of course, it wasn't always a bad thing. New starts give you an adventure in life and adventures always excite me. I absolutely love adventures, but for once in my life, I would like to actually stay still. Just to enjoy the moment even if it may be great or a bit sappy or even sad, and to be appreciated for what I do.I know that I don't have the ability to make everyone happy but I would at least like to have a few friends to enjoy the best moments of my life with. I've always been a hard-working student, but the thing is I've never actually had a best friend. I would love to just call someone my best friend; to share all of my values and goals. It would mean the world to me if I could just have someone to share all of my thoughts and my feelings to without worrying about what they will think of me because they would accept me just for me. That is my main problem: not trusting anyone enough to actually open up to them and share my thoughts. The fact that I have moved so much makes me think that I have a trust issue with people and that they won't accept me for who I really am. When I get too lonely, sometimes I just sit and think. I've always thought about how the human mind works or why it works or even why the human race has excelled so far in mind than the other animals. The advances in technology and science and medication and everything else are just so far advanced than any other species on Earth that it just amazes me. Also, when I get lonely, I tend to read or just make poems. I'm an amateur singer but I love singing. It makes me feel happy and people seem to always be amazed at me.

From personal experience, I would have to say that loneliness is a form of wanting attention. Loneliness is wanting to have friends or to be noticed or even to want to be loved. Being neglected from a family member or even a boyfriend or girlfriend would make the world's happiest person feel lonely.

Now, to get rid of loneliness, just be a little bit more outgoing. Try to smile at a few people at the lunch table or strike up a conversation with the person next to you. It may be hard but once you build up confidence it really is quite easy. Good luck!

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