Question for those who are living alone

Do you guys ever get depressed because you guys live all alone? if yes, how do you guys deal with the depression?

Next month I'll be on my own for college, I'll be living all by myself, and I'm kinda worried I'll get very depressed and stuff like what happened to me last semester.

Thanks guys

 

Can you get a small pet; even like a fish or a hamster? Pets are great company.

 

I'l be living all alone because I haven't found any roommates
and I feel like I'm really going to be depressed because it's a 7 hour travel from my family

 

If you feel that being alone automatically leads to depression then you probably have never been alone.

 

I live on my own (well apart from pets) by choice, and i love it. Obviously when u live alone u don't spend all your time in your appartment on your own.
When i'm home i either :
- have people over
- work (half my job is done at home)
- watch movies, go online, draw, etc
- do everyday activities like laundry, cleaning, cooking, and whatnot, for which i really don't need another person looking over my shoulder (does anyone?)

And when i'm not home, well i'm out socializing.
all in all, i think flatmates are a problem lol I mean if i had a flatmate i'd constantly be concerned about having my friends (or lovers) over, or wanting to listen to music at 3am, or wanting to have alone time...

 

I love living alone. I think you are equating living alone with being lonely and then determining you would be depressed. Being alone is not the same as being lonely. They are two different things.

 

Oh my god i would love to live alone... Although being away from family does suck.

A life alone isn't that bad and doesn't lead to depression unless you let it.

Become a writer, make music, oh my gawd how i would love to live alone.

 

Living alone is not the same as being lonely of course. I'm glad I live alone, I do like to listen music loud and at any time of the day (still have neighbours and housemates, happily my housemates can't be bothered ). You are as alone as you make it yourself, even without company.
What I never understood is how a goldfish in a bowl would makes a person feel less alone/depressed. If it does one thing to me it would be driving me crazy.

 

I prefer living alone. I enjoy being around people but I need to have a place that's just mine.

Is this your first time away from home?

 

I agree with Psychonaut, I'm pretty excited myself to live alone one day. I can't wait to move out of my parents house and get an apartment of my own. I'm not going to university though so i don't really have the opportunity to live in a dorm or anything unfortunutly, I think that'd be pretty fun too.

 

i live alone, and it sucks for me. i agree that living alone and being lonely are two different things, but for me, being alone has made me very lonely.

i've lived a year on campus, and another renting with friends for 2 years at university, and i was away from my family (in another country), and that was really fine.
and since i've always enjoyed being alone, i was excited to live alone this year (again, in a different country from the 2 years before)... but this has been the most lonely year of my life... and i can't wait for july to come and to go home. for me, it sucked... it was an eye opener for me, because i've never felt the need for socialization before. i love my family, and i have friends, but i was never the type that got bored without others...
and about depression, yeah, i was really depressed for a few months( it was horrible). but i was once again alone in a foreign country. i don't think i would have had any problems if i hadn't moved away again.
i don't know if you are going away for college or not, but really think this through.
i wish you all the best

 

Living alone is not for everyone. I like to be surrounded by energy from other people. I generally like roommates, although I've had a bad experience. Living alone is infinitely better than living with someone you don't get along with.

Have you thought about trying to find a roommate through Craigslist or a roommate matching service?

 

Soltitude isn't fearful if your proactive in school, such as you'll imminently be. Sure, living quarters may be your only moment of solitary confinement yet if you meet people with variances in demeanor, you may just enjoy coming home to be alone.

I have lived mainly on my own for 19 years now...I socialize, have decent friends and such - yet at the end of the day, nothing beats coming home to unwind within your own walls without excessively noisy people around you.

Trust me - the initial fears will go away once you become at peace with yourself and acclimated to mixing socialization with isolation.

 

I'm sitting at the computer these days

 

i am alone. so i don't like living alone. i enjoy being around people, even when i alone then i don't like music or watch TV shows.......i hate live alone

 

I completely agree with this! I've lived alone for about 5 years now and though there was an adjustment period for me, I can't imagine sharing my space full-time with anyone else. That said, if the right woman for me appeared in my life's path i'd certainly consider the possibility but I'm quite content as I am and am not actively seeking to change my circumstances at this time.

 

Its better than having a bad roomate. I've lived alone and i prefer it.

 

I lived alone for one of my years at university and got a part time job on weekends.
First waited tables then bartended. Then got a job down the street in a bar with drag shows on the weekend. That was really fun! some schools have part time jobs for students, check it out.