Boredom is a defense mechanism to avoid having to sit alone with our unaddressed thoughts.

Naval Ravikant

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Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living.

Albert Einstein

My mental health problems are real and they are valid. I will not judge myself for the bad days when I can barely get out of bed. I will not make myself feel worse because someone else appears to be handling their mental illness better than I am handling mine. Recovery is not a competition.

Matt Joseph Diaz

I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.

Hafiz of Persia

As a child, I suppose I was not quite normal. My happiest times were when I was left alone in the house on a Saturday.

Charles Bukowski

It's easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone.

I restore myself when I'm alone.

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