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solitude, loneliness, and isolation are very different things. Isolation is physical separation, Solitude is conscious and voluntary self-reflection, and loneli
by Barrin92 3y ago
solitude, loneliness, and isolation are very different things. Isolation is physical separation, Solitude is conscious and voluntary self-reflection, and loneliness is the feeling of isolation. The last two can happen even if you have plenty of people around.
Loneliness despite company, especially in urban environments, has been one of the most popular topics in art & culture for like a hundred years for a reason.
- brewtide 3y agoYup. In fact, veratasium just released a video discussing this a decent bit in the video linked below... "What the longest running study on happiness reveals" https://youtu.be/vSQjk9jKarg?si=k_zU_ua0VlQcpvJS https://youtu.be/vSQjk9jKarg?si=k_zU_ua0VlQcpvJS
- incomingpain 3y agoI watched this twice yesterday, the science does seem conclusive here. I have extreme loneliness. Strong indications of social anxiety. Alexithymia challenges on top of that. I have kind of run out of ideas how to fix this. Waldinger's point to not give up seems poignant but unclear what to do differently.