Not related to online interactions but IRL i want to be an actual ghost. A creature living in the walls. Burrow a collection of interconnected tunnels to scuttle around in. Live in an underground bunker never to be found again.

I've been considering getting a really remote and lonely job just so I don't have to deal with being seen in my work hours.

Sometimes i daydream about being able to just slip into a pocket dimension where its just me and walk around the world just looking at things with no one else around. Or even just being a ghost would be rly cool. Just float anywhere and look at stuff

  • Red_Eclipse [she/her]
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    1 year ago

    Yeah I think it's about me wishing I could just be a passive observer and not have any obligations (could be related to pathological demand avoidance/autism).

    When I think about life after death, I think my "heaven" would be just me existing as a formless consciousness that can float around wherever I feel like, observing things around the world, or even around the galaxy/universe.

    • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      This mostly just means endless pain and people failing to comprehend me and making it clear they don't want to know me through their actions

  • Infamousblt [any]
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    1 year ago

    Sometimes I really want to be perceived but only in those moments and only by specific people. Otherwise yes it would be great if I could just pass through the world doing my thing enjoying it without needing anyone else to recognize my existence that would be great thank you.

    • Rom [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Same, I just need like, one person who understands me and I'll be completely happy to just stay at home forever and never interact with any other human beings ever again.

  • damnatum_seditiosus [any]
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    1 year ago

    I saw an article lately that there were not enough lighthouse keepers for remote islands and I pondered for a bit if I should drop everything and apply.

    • carpoftruth [any, any]
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      1 year ago

      https://bc.ctvnews.ca/want-to-be-lighthouse-keeper-pay-increased-for-b-c-job-posting-1.6688329

      One thing to be aware of is that lighthouse keeping is not an email job and is not low skill either. You actually need to be able to work on/fix electrical/mechanical equipment.

      • damnatum_seditiosus [any]
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        1 year ago

        I feel like you would be able to while learningon the spot. At least manage to. I didn't mean that this would be easy. But since you would have so much time to give to it, you could learn about it.

    • Hohsia [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      For me it’s a catch 22 because I don’t like to be perceived, but I also like to be around other people

  • FourteenEyes [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    Constantly masking is so exhausting, especially when most environments are so stressful to me. Just let me do my weird fidgets and self-talk in peace.

  • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I think this is a trauma reaction to having a history of being seen negatively and feeling an inability to be seen any other way. Source: me too, I just try to not be in my head about it.

  • HexbearGPT [comrade/them]
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    1 year ago

    Go to Japan. Apparently it is considered rude to look at people so people all go around not looking at each other. You’ll never feel more alone!

  • GeorgeZBush [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I personally wish I could just be a brain in a jar. I don't want a body or food or interaction. I just want to think.

    • Rom [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      yeah all this corporeal form maintenance bullshit fuckin sucks. i'm trying to focus and do a thing, whoops my body needs to expel excess fluids, now I have to stop what I'm doing and lose my focus to go to the bathroom. really getting into a project, too bad body needs rest, time for eight hours of get fucked. i don't want this mortal form, just let me be a being of pure energy already

  • TrudeauCastroson [he/him]
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    1 year ago

    I feel that, I want to do calisthenics in the park nearby, or learn how to rollerblade, but I hate being that conspicuous.

    I think I'd feel less awkward living in a bigger city where I can disappear into crowds.

    • BovineUniversity
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      1 year ago

      I do love the anonymity of the big city for real.

  • TheSpectreOfGay [he/him, she/her]
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    1 year ago

    me

    i want to wear pretty clothes, but i also hate standing out. if i could wear pretty clothes and no one could perceive me that'd be so ideal

    • hungrybread [comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      This is what I'm saying! I just want to try some stuff out but, noooo, gotta go to the office.

  • BovineUniversity
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    1 year ago

    I wish I was perceived more. I wish I was a gorgeous 6'6" supermodel who turned heads everywhere I went.