This is bad depiction of loneliness and push the blame on people who are alone or prefer to be alone. Lonely is actually worst. You can see a group photo and you couldn’t tell if anyone in there feels lonely at all.
I wouldn’t say it’s bad so much as it’s simplified and incomplete. Some of us cough develop defense mechanisms designed to keep other people away, and at one point it may have been for good reasons. Down the road, though, you find yourself keeping those defences when they no longer serve you, which isolates you from others.
For these folks, acknowledging that they’re doing this, finding ways to safely lower their guard, and slowly exposing themselves to more people and experiences can help with that loneliness.
This is the kind of thing I get from this image. But this situation does not address all causes or types of loneliness, just one possible factor.
Me
Has anyone managed to break out of this habit? I want to be more social, communal, but it seems to go against my natural proclivities
Sometimes it can be easier to make peace with yourself for who you are than struggle to be someone others would want to be around. Just do things that bring joy in your life and you may end up with others who share your same values.
This is probably a strange suggestion, but have you tried using Fear? I’ve noticed it’s somewhat easier to be social after consuming any kind of scary content.
It’s because people are being conditioned to be hostile to each other. You’re suffering because of this attack of connectedness, not because of anything you’re doing wrong.
This is a picture of a man who is alone.
Lonely is completely absolutely totally stupendously not at all related.
Sadly relatable
Dude is wearing a jock strap on the outside of his pants and wonders why no one will talk with him.