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I define solitude as capacity to entertain myself with or without outside distraction or people. Loneliness is a phobia of what's inside of us. It is a despera
by aq3cn 10y ago
I define solitude as capacity to entertain myself with or without outside distraction or people.
Loneliness is a phobia of what's inside of us. It is a desperation to seek entertainment in outside stimulus.
I have gone through year long solitary confinement. It is life changing.
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- hueving 10y ago>I have gone through year long solitary confinement. It is life changing. Voluntary or involuntary? I suspect there could be a drastic difference in the effect between those two.
- aq3cn 10y agoInvoluntary.
- hueving 10y agoHow long did it take to come to acceptance with the fact that you were being forced to stay that way?
- aq3cn 10y agoI am still into phase of accepting it. I took help from two therapists and read books by Hermann Hesse and Anthony Starr to establish sense of authenticity and reliance in my life. I would say it is all about finding an original voice every new day. Keeping mind active and sharp while discarding old believes just like old cloths. A person who has multiple voices and an enriched mind can never feel alone. I like to share this quote which always had made be good about my experiences. I know it extreme but this voice isn't for everyone. “We must become so alone, so utterly alone, that we withdraw into our innermost self. It is a way of bitter suffering. But then our solitude is overcome, we are no longer alone, for we find that our innermost self is the spirit, that it is God, the indivisible. And suddenly we find ourselves in the midst of the world, yet undisturbed by its multiplicity, for our innermost soul we know ourselves to be one with all being.” ― Hermann Hesse