Talk:Ken Kaneki/@comment-10733658-20151215083044/@comment-10733658-20151215110654

I don't even think it's an issue of physical strength or ability of people to fight beside him. The issue is how Kaneki has always isolated himself, emotionally, and viewed himself as a burden to others. He has always been afraid to let people close, growing up with only one friend and only because Hide wouldn't allow him to stay isolated. Pushing people away has been his method of coping with his fear of loneliness and loss, not trusting people to love or stay with him.

And he's never been good at sharing in his burdens. Instead, he bottles everything up and worries about burdening others with his problems. He doesn't trust them or give them the chance to help him, when he simply cannot take on everything himself. Look at how he handled his post-Kakuja depression -- he pulled away from everyone and hid in his room, refusing to deal with things until Tsukiyama forced his way in and gave Kaneki reassurance and comfort.

He needs people that are willing to draw him out, that are willing to share in his emotional burdens, or call him out when he is wrong. Right now, he seems to be going back to abandoning those things and is isolating himself even more.