Anonyblog

I feel remarkably disconnected from other people. I do not want to have to retreat into myself and hide here, but as people continually refuse to open up, as society continues to pressure us to be autonomous individuals, I am hurt. I am being assaulted on all sides by ideas and "truths" that are not mine, that I do not ascribe to and that I am expected to accept and live with. I do not know why this is so hard, but I will not retreat into a shell which protects me from the rest of the world. I will not close myself off to the vulnerability of life, despite the fact that our society does nothing to cushion, comfort, or support me. I will not become callused and cold to the world around me and to my own feelings even if I must live with my skin raw, bleeding and oozing as the penalty. (I hope the metaphor is not too vague.)