# What Led Me Here

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-led-me-here/648296>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 25, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-led-me-here/648296 "2013-01-25T06:25:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Hbns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Hbns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbns)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-led-me-here/648296/21 "2013-01-26T07:41:47Z")

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> [@TheCurious](#):
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> For about three weeks, I have isolated myself from my “reality” and most of my time has been spent thinking about the evils of the world…
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> I lived online. As in, I was on this chat app, in which I felt like I belonged…
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> I’m just trying so hard to push past this desperate loneliness and not think of my ex, but obviously failing. It’s very challenging to do this while keeping suicidal thoughts at bay. Again. That dull ache of emptiness inside… The feelings that would not take the form of words… Forgotten promises… Unrealized hopes… Frustrated longings… The pain brings tears to my eyes.

Seems like an awful lot of living and emotional investment in such a short time. Am I missing something?

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**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-led-me-here/648296/22 "2013-01-26T08:10:59Z")

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Glad you like it here. Came back soon, umkay?

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**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2013, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-led-me-here/648296/23 "2013-01-26T08:37:37Z")

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Living online is apparently preferable to the real world.

In cyber space, no one can smell your breath, see your gut, comment on your personal hygiene or diet. It’s a safe warm place full of people only too willing to pull you down and emotionally eviscerate you.

But hey, welcome aboard. I didn’t do an introductory thread, I just snuck in the side door, grabbed a beer, joined the party and started chatting. I don’t do introductions well.😃

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-led-me-here/648296/24 "2013-01-28T02:06:15Z")

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> [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](#):
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> Glad you like it here. Came back soon, umkay?

I see what you did there. 🙂 What you said, totally.

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-led-me-here/648296/25 "2013-01-28T04:29:22Z")

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Why is there an underscore at the end of your screen name?

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