Descriptive Essay On All Alone

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All Alone Being alone is not always a bad thing, it gives you time to learn about yourself. Whether you feel most alone lying in a bed in a dark room or walking through a forest, being in that state allows for almost completely unhindered reflection upon one’s self. This form of self-reflection has resulted in several life changing thoughts and feelings throughout most of my teenage life. I have lain in bed spending prolonged periods of time in this state, questioning a multitude of things. My own existence, the reason why I am consistently depressed, the reason why I procrastinate on essays, all of these are things I have thought of in this state of loneliness. These issues alone might not affect the average person, but it has changed my life and resulted in severe changes in my personality. …show more content…

I had been going through rough times, and had been sitting in a spot which was in all actuality, not that far away from others, but it still gave me this sense of loneliness. I sat there alone for no more than an hour, and in that small period of time, the sheer amount of jealousy and hatred contained within me overwhelmed me, and what had once been an incredibly insecure and jealous individual, became incredibly hateful on top of all of that. Not all instances of this result in such changes, but the fact that even a few can attests to the impact such moments can have on an individual, or at least on myself. Moments drenched in emotion are the most memorable, while ones that are moments of habit are easily forgotten entirely. Even as I sit alone writing this essay, I am experiencing this sensation of loneliness, allowing me to interact with myself in a manner which allows for personal growth. I personally would attribute this to something similar to sleep, in that it allows the brain to sort itself out, but not in the same way as sleep

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