u/EqualSunBroke

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I’ve been asking myself this a lot lately. Not because I have no people around me, but because something feels different. I still talk to people, I still go through my day, I still laugh sometimes… but underneath all that, there’s this quiet feeling of being alone.

It’s strange because I can’t even point to one reason. Nothing huge happened. Life just slowly changed. Conversations became shorter. People got busy. Friendships that once felt effortless started needing effort. Some people drifted away without any fight or ending… they just became part of an older version of my life.

And maybe I changed too.

I miss when connections felt easy. When I didn’t overthink texting first. When I felt understood without having to explain everything. I miss having people I could talk to without wondering if I’m being too much or bothering them.

Sometimes I wonder if this is just adulthood. Everyone carrying their own problems, getting tired, becoming quieter. Maybe we’re all lonely in some way and just hiding it better.

I don’t know. I just know that lately, I’ve been feeling alone in a way I can’t properly explain.

Does anyone else feel this too, or is it just me?