Why Do I Feel Safer Alone?
Why Do I Feel Safer Alone? Understanding the Invisible Walls Around the Heart By Mackenzie Lodimus There are nights when the silence feels safer than love. Moments when you sit alone in your room, staring at the ceiling, asking yourself questions nobody else can answer: Why am I so heartless? Why do I feel happier alone? Why do relationships make me feel trapped? Why do I struggle to trust people? Why am I afraid of love? Why can’t I just be a normal man — a good husband, a good father, a provider? These questions are painful because they come from deep within the soul. They are not questions asked by a cold person. They are questions asked by someone who is wounded, confused, emotionally exhausted, and secretly searching for peace. For years, I believed something was wrong with me. I had been in many relationships. Some were serious. Some ended in heartbreak. Some ended because I ran away before things got too deep. I was married, but it ended badly. Every time a relationship be...