Posted by Dinah on November 10, 2010, at 0:58:20
In reply to Loneliness, posted by Daisym on November 9, 2010, at 17:04:49
I don't think the feeling of loneliness is solely dependent on the number of people around you. I think of it more as a feeling of interpersonal emptiness.
I've felt it in a crowd, and when with someone I love. Feeling disconnected from or misunderstood by people you care about is one of the loneliest feelings in the world. Yet I don't feel at all lonely sometimes when I'm all alone.
Maybe your feelings mean that you have a need for connection or closeness or understanding or intimacy that isn't being met right now? That can't be invalidated by anyone.
If you close your eyes and picture your needs being met, what do you see?
poster:Dinah
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