LonelinesS

Emotion of the DaY:
Loneliness.


I lost myself
I can never forget everything he did to me
I guess I'm kind of scared
I left her because she was not "the one"
I'm falling apart
I can't ever let my feelings show
Why bother? Why try?
It's gonna be one of those nights.
Hold on tight.

Loneliness can manifest in a myriad of ways...


You can feel lonely:

when you are alone and have no choice in this
when you do not feel part of a group or event
when there is no one with whom to share your feelings and experiences
when you feel disconnected and alienated from your surroundings
when there is no-one to know how miserable and isolated you feel.

Loneliness can make you feel:

unloved and unwanted
socially inadequate
convinced that there is something wrong with you
self-conscious and ill at ease with others
angry and critical of others.

These feelings, of course, can then result in lowered self-esteem; a (usually unfounded) conviction that people do not want you around; a reluctance to even attempt to make friends or take part in social activities; an inability to assert yourself and say 'no' to things you do not want to do and a consequential feeling of being exploited.
as per Univ. of Cambridge

With some people solitariness is an escape not from others but from themselves. For they see in the eyes of others only a reflection of themselves.
- Eric Hoffer -


What do you do when you feel 'lonely'?