Category: Loneliness
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Why We Will Always Feel Lonely
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I’m already lonely, and I’ll always be lonely. The day will never arrive when I’ll stop feeling lonely for good; I’ll never find a person who truly gets me; I’ll…
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The Songs That Soothed My Loneliness
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in LonelinessDuring my lowest period in New York, almost the only thing I found consoling was watching music videos on YouTube, curled on the sofa with my headphones on, listening again…
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The Myth of the Loneliness Epidemic
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in LonelinessOn May 1, 2023, I woke up to a news headline I’d been yearning to see for years: We Have Become a Lonely Nation. It’s Time to Fix That. It was a guest article by…
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Loneliness Isn’t Your Fault: How Genes and Modernity Make Us Lonely
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in LonelinessI’m so stupid. It’s all my fault. How could I let this happen to me? My thoughts spun like a carousel as I walked along an empty beach, somewhere in the…
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How to Actually Know You’re Lonely
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in LonelinessIn the summer of 2017, I got lonely without knowing it. I remember feeling uneasy at the time. Anxious, restless, constantly craving distractions. But loneliness? I didn’t even consider it.…
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The Stigma of Loneliness: Why It’s So Hard to Admit We’re Lonely
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in Loneliness“I don’t believe the cure for loneliness is meeting someone, not necessarily. I think it’s about two things: learning how to befriend yourself and understanding that many of the things…