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Old Nov 18, 2011, 10:44 PM
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I remember your thread!

Isolation is a friend in that it is a way of coping.
Yet it is also a foe because it doesn't get me what I want, same as other avoidance (and maybe pouting, for me) behaviors.

Being alone and enjoying being alone, like spending the day with a good book - that is a different story.
I agree, for me it is a way of coping. I am not bored at home, but I'd like to join the gym just to get out to a structured activity. I'm also still grieving and long periods of isolation are apparently normal. We learn from them.
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