Personally, I prefer “It sucks that you feel that way” over an apology/sorry. It baffles me that people feel the need to say sorry for things not within their control or not their fault, or even saying sorry for how someone else feels. “I’m sorry you feel that way”, to me, ++
comes off as condescending or spiteful. It doesn’t help when you can’t pick up on tone, so it can be hurtful to some people. Those are just my thoughts on this. Other than that, I love this thread.
I hate this wording, honestly. Being alone isn’t the same as being lonely and allistic people seem to always fail to understand this. I love being alone! It’s the best way to recharge after an exhausting day. That doesn’t mean I’m lonely. An it sure as hell doesn’t mean I don’t++
want/don’t have any friends. I have plenty of friends, even more acquaintances with the potential of becoming friends. Social isolation isn’t a bad thing either. It’s the context surrounding it. If it’s wanted social isolation(the person is removing themself from others), then++
there’s nothing wrong with that. On the other hand, if the social isolation is forced on the person(other people are refusing to interact with someone who wants the interaction, typically as a form of bullying so-called “outcasts”), then that’s bad and really messed up. People++