Home/Social & Belonging/Loneliness in crowds/ThoughtI think maybe I’m still standing there, in a way...loneliness in crowdsShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI think maybe I’m experiencing a sort of...emotional numbnessSometimes you just stand there—shoulders back, chin up, like a soldier whose war ended fifty years ago but the uniform still fits.personality maskingI think maybe I’m starting to disappear and I don’t know if that makes sense to anyone else...identity confusionEven back when I was nineteen, working those brutal shifts on the housing developments out by the highway... …career path regretRelated ThemesComparison spiralsFeeling Invisible With AgeFriendship fakenessLosing Friends to TimeMidlife Loneliness