richaveli83
Veteran
I got a 3% raise. My manager said it could have possibly been higher if I hadn't called off so much this year. I called off five times in one month!



im just strong enough to deal with it as loneliness and being alone has been a common theme in my life for as long as i can remember. As a child, i would remember when i would be in the next room by myself while my family would be in the living room watching tv and interacting. Nobody would bother me or check on me to see if i was okay.
Then there were the times i would get rejected from social circles to the point where i was told i wasnt wanted around to my face or just ignored.
Its like i was trained to be that way so its like nothing to me. It has its disadvantages and potential harmful side effects obviously but somehow ive been able to manage. I was forced to be alone even when i didnt want to be so as a kid, i would eventually begin to start talking to myself starting when i was around 8, 9 or 10 because i didnt have anybody to talk to about certain things or certain times and still do it to this day. I do have people and family but its NOTHING for me to go off the grid and be noncommunicative for a long period of time. I actually get more uncomfortable being around other people for extended periods of time than i am when im alone that i actually even isolate myself or dart off into my own space where i can be alone. Had a few thoughts about committing that
But snapped out of it
I don’t want my younger siblings
To see me go out like that
One of those worse eras to be an adult
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