A large part of my ability to be indifferent to my peers' opinions even in emotionally fraught middle school was precisely that I don't experience loneliness, don't need friends, don't particularly seek friends out. Friendships happen or they don't, and I don't miss friends or make an effort to keep in touch when we part ways. When I do find myself "missing" someone, I'm really missing an activity to which they contributed, not the person per se, if that makes any sense.
I'm not sure I've ever encountered anyone with this trait, in rl or in books, unless they also had some psychological state that's got an entry in the DSM.
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Date: 2019-09-11 08:50 pm (UTC)A large part of my ability to be indifferent to my peers' opinions even in emotionally fraught middle school was precisely that I don't experience loneliness, don't need friends, don't particularly seek friends out. Friendships happen or they don't, and I don't miss friends or make an effort to keep in touch when we part ways. When I do find myself "missing" someone, I'm really missing an activity to which they contributed, not the person per se, if that makes any sense.
I'm not sure I've ever encountered anyone with this trait, in rl or in books, unless they also had some psychological state that's got an entry in the DSM.