Lonelinesses
added by unoptimal and · updated 1y ago
added by unoptimal and · updated 1y ago
Loneliness is one of the most painful yet necessary experiences in life. People feel incomplete, empty, or even starvinginside. It is also a strong motivating force, just as food hunger is.
Loneliness arises when thought is divorced from reality, when the common world has been replaced by the tyranny of coercive logical demands.
Anna B added
Loneliness, as defined by mental health professionals, is a gap between the level of connectedness that you want and what you have. It is not the same as social isolation, which is codified in the social sciences as a measure of a person’s contacts. Loneliness is a subjective feeling. People can have a lot of contact and still be lonely, or be perf
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