[Smurf&Turf]

just wondering:

does anyone here find themselves craving company - of even people they don't like - just to avoid being alone?

Oh lord yes -- more recently than ever. A recent example would be my more frequent use of the PC chatrooms. Suffice to say its done nothing for my histrionic/narcissistic traits (although i never expected it too) and to be honest i usually come away feeling stupid and angry at how ive made others sick to the back teeth of the sight of me! (at least most of the time anyhow). It has however pushed me to be a bit more social - even if its just online and i have made some interesting acquaintances. I guess it helps me to try and moderate my over-dependancy on others as well as to recognise my overall changeability which im working to try and cope with better. Like for example, the chatrooms provide a better platform for me to back out when ive had enough or need to reign in it a bit - i tend to fluctuate in the extreme i.e. from very hyper and on edge one minute to sulky and withdrawn the next. The point im trying to make i suppose is that some situations make our symptoms even more obvious to us - even if they don't otherwise seem that apparent. Again it gives you something to work on/practise with i think...

[athena2011]

Originally Posted by Smurf&Turf

just wondering:

does anyone here find themselves craving company - of even people they don't like - just to avoid being alone?

All the time. I'm beginning to think I am wired wrong. It's like I have a horrible sense of loss when I'm not with friends or a SO or even my T. Which is silly, because as people go about their day, they can't get anything done if they are with somebody 24/7 and yet I feel the need to be. I try to find the most distracting activities in my efforts to avoid this feeling.

[cboxpalace]

I crave company, but not from people I don't like..

[shezbut]

yes..........

[doglover5]

Yes, sort of. Example: The 2 yr old I babysit is such a brat and I don't really like him; but sometimes I ask to keep him even when I don't have to, just to have human company. Its only the presence/ affection of a human that I crave, not the talking or social interaction (which I actually detest & usually avoid). I think this is why it doesn't transfer to people that I don't like, since I can barely even stand hanging out with people I do like.

[memorialshrimpaiko]

Yes. I have this problem so bad most of the time that I actually have fits of crying and depression. I start flipping out and becoming ultra scared. O_O;