I agree, humans have an inherent nature to need to express themselves and to feel heard. That is why solitary confinement is such harsh punishment, and why it is unhealthy to isolate.

People who really care about you want to hear your inner thoughts and wishes. They want you to listen to theirs, too. It’s a bonding of two that makes you closer.

People on here truly want to listen, respond, also be heard. It’s volunteer and anonymous. So this is an outlet to express and be heard and validated. I agree, youtube videos and all the forms of art mentioned are ways of reaching out to express too.

If you feel people are avoiding you and cutting conversations with you off, you must be coming across as too much. You’d be best off to keep your conversations with them to just more important information and much shorter amounts of personal emotions. Not ice cold and robotic, just more brief. They really are very busy and can’t give you that much of themselves as a sounding board. Come here instead.

Also praying is a great form of expressing your inner thoughts and wishes and being heard— IMHO, it’s the best way.

I remember the story about the princess with the suitors who didn’t care about who she was. If I remember, it was a pauper, who wasn’t even supposed to be a suitor, who did listen and she married him.