I go hiking alone. Most people think I'm crazy (for some reason I don't understand). There have been times when there was absolutely nobody. Actually, I enjoy

I go hiking alone. Most people think I'm crazy (for some reason I don't understand). There have been times when there was absolutely nobody. Actually, I enjoy going hiking really early (say, around 6am), because there is nobody. But I find pleasure in it. As the article says, the environment and landscape help me transcend my feeling of loneliness. On a side note, I may be a slightly different case, because I suffered some traumatic/dark experiences when I was a child. The feeling of anxiety and fear was crippling, until I found I could cope with it if I voluntarily search it out when I am feeling well. So, this feeling of hiking in the dark, being alone, and isolated helps me control and overcome my fear and traumatic experience. The only drawback is that if I don't do this every so often, including exercising, I can slip back to some depression.