The OTR loneliness
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Germangirl, Dec 17, 2010.
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I leave for orientation with USA on the 3rd and just starting dating someone seriously about two months ago. We have discussed this at length and I think the key is conversation whenever possible.
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It's not quite as much the solitude that really gets me but the boredom.
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Where is all the "it's a lifestyle" enthusiasts?
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more like a No-Life style.
Davis B and Germangirl Thank this. -
Strange situation, almost like an addiction...adrenaline running thru the system, i am alone, it's not a "nice situation" but i still like it, life outside can crumble away and once hooked it can be hard to get out....you'll need a network of family and friends out there to leave it, and you definitely need a plan for that.
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I'm quite reclusive and anti-social, so trucking was a good fit for me. You walk into a terminal and most, if not all the drivers are ######## about their job, shipper, receiver, ETC...I don't want to hear it. Truck stops are the same.....########, whining, my wife left me, sell you this, bumming that, politics....don't want to hear that either. I keep in touch with my family on a constant basis, and all is well. I've been OTR for a little less than a year.
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Truck driving is not for everybody. Much less for those with family ties, young kids, or the social types. I love solitude!!! Was raised in solitude, no brothers or sisters, I have no family, no home and really no real friends. So, solitude is pretty normal for me. I don't miss anybody, don't miss any place since I left "my old country" 18 years ago and became a legal immigrant...
So, here I am, at a truck stop in Colorado, waiting to deliver my load tomorrow morning. This is where I will spend my Christmas.... and that's fine with me.
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