Isolation

The presence of others discomforts you.

As you surround yourself with solidity, you feel lonely, but at least you’ve got your thoughts as a safe harbor.

You know you shouldn’t isolate, but you feel as though you can’t help it for it’s the only way you feel at ease.

“Surround yourself with people,” they say. “Don’t allow yourself to be alone with your thoughts,” they say.

They’ve got their reasons, the isolater’s got theirs.

What’s worse? The loneliness or the discomfort?