Loneliness is one of the toughest experiences a person can struggle with. Feeling like you are alone and no one is with you can actually have a physical impact on us. In this episode, I discuss how Loneliness works, the different types of Loneliness, how I deal with it and how to handle it.
Loneliness is a complex and usually unpleasant emotional response to isolation. It is social pain- a psychological mechanism meant to motivate an individual to seek social connection
Solitude separation from people. Loneliness difference between what want or need social wise and what have got
60 million people in the US or 20% of the total population
Social and Emotional and Physical Consequences
My experience: travel and other stuff
5 Types
Loneliness of being single
Loneliness of being in a relationship
Loneliness of not knowing anyone
Loneliness of not fitting in
Loneliness of little contact
Philosophy of life
Nobody gets me
I’ll always be alone
Relationships aren’t for me
Why does nobody want me
Not safe don’t have to meet people
Hikikomori is a psychological condition which makes people shut themselves off from society, often staying in their houses for months on end. There are at least half a million of them in Japan.
Suggestions for loneliness
Making social media work FOR you
Join groups
Speak with people
Skill up social skills
Confidence work on
Skill up relationships
Nurturing connections… put in effort
Work on Fear of abandonment, rejection
Handling small talk, new perspective on it
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