tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735472077940025529.post3985092096478591096..comments2023-03-26T18:51:38.844-04:00Comments on General Overachiever: Guest Post: Davinia Hamilton Deals with LonelinessClairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03838816672103149597noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735472077940025529.post-44872246465654353662011-09-22T15:07:35.080-04:002011-09-22T15:07:35.080-04:00Well done! I'm so glad for this. It really res...Well done! I'm so glad for this. It really resonates with me as well.Halleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428678491611818541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735472077940025529.post-53376631716835959182011-09-21T17:45:22.040-04:002011-09-21T17:45:22.040-04:00Thrilled to hear that it struck a chord :) Thanks ...Thrilled to hear that it struck a chord :) Thanks for reading.<br /><br />Totally feel you on the being-comfortable-with-yourself experience. I went through a bit of that this summer, staying at school to work when (most of) my friends had gone home. I was incredibly lonely at first, but slowly began to appreciate the "me time." It brought a sense of peace that I'd never really understood before.<br /><br />Making that transition right after high school must have been hard--as I recall, my general, and very immature, thoughts on time alone at 18 were that being alone meant being a loser, and so I hated staying home. Grew outta that one, thankfully.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838816672103149597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735472077940025529.post-28636214898532048892011-09-20T20:30:07.041-04:002011-09-20T20:30:07.041-04:00Great tips Davinia - and thanks for hosting the po...Great tips Davinia - and thanks for hosting the post Claire.<br /><br />I moved from Australia to California with my Mum and Brother when I was 17. The first few years were ROUGH! I'd finished high school right before we moved, so I wasn't going to meet anyone that way. It was a little while before I was allowed to work (what with immigration and all) and the random people I did meet in drama classes and stuff I took down town were...well I didn't really have great experiences let's just say that.<br /><br />I was really lucky to have my family with me to talk about things back home but when it came down to it, hanging out by myself <i>a lot</i>, listening to music, writing letters back home (back in the day, before Skype), making long distance phone calls. It all lead to being comfortable with being in my own company (which is great now that I'm a writer). And I think ultimately, gave me a great understanding of who I really am and what I really like. (Even though that whole "be happy with your own company and use the time to get to know yourself" made me gag at the time)<br /><br />Whoa...that was quite a reply. Guess it really resonated with me.<br /><br />Thanks again guys!Lovers, Saints & Sailorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08511118462274490508noreply@blogger.com