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- Heavy. Something that is intense, serious, or difficult to deal with. “His heavy loneliness followed him everywhere, even when he was in a room full of people.”
- Evident. Something that’s clear or easy to notice. “She blushed as she entered the classroom alone. Her lack of companionship and loneliness was evident to everyone.”
- Fictitious. Something that doesn’t exist or is false. “Quit this fictitious loner act! You have so many friends and admirers.” “He says he’s lonely, but we think his feelings are rather fictitious.
- Agonizing. Something that causes extreme mental or physical pain. “His agonizing loneliness left him bedridden for weeks. He could feel his isolation deep in his bones.”
- Making Connections Is Key
- How Expressive Writing Battles Loneliness
- Write For Your Health
It’s remarkable that the sense of connection to others that one can feel when writing expressively can occur even when people are not engaged directly. Think of being at a movie or concert and experiencing something dramatic or uplifting. Just knowing that everyone else at the theater is sharing an experience can make you feel connected to them, ev...
Picking up a pen can be a powerful intervention against loneliness. I am a strong believer in writing as a way for people who are feeling lonely and isolated to define, shape, and exchange their personal stories. Expressive writing, especially when shared, helps foster social connections. It can reduce the burden of loneliness among the many groups...
As a poet, I’ve personally experienced the benefits of expressive writing. The skills it sharpens; the experience of sharing ideas, feelings, and perceptions on a page; the sensations of intellectual stimulus and emotional relief — all are life enhancing. I’d like more people to discover that expressive writing can contribute to well-being, just as...
- Jeremy Nobel, MD, MPH
- hhp_info@health.harvard.edu
Tonic of wilderness. According to many artists and writers, there is a "cure" for loneliness. Maya Angelou said music was hers: "I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to ...
Oct 1, 2021 · Loneliness is the driving force behind world-class writing. It’s what makes you sit down and tap the keys, day after day, year after year, scribbling down whatever drifts into our heads.
- Keep a Healthy Mindset. You are not alone. What you do has an impact on other people’s lives. You matter. Living and writing is similar in certain ways. You get to breathe, eat, sleep and live life on your own standards.
- Connect and Interact. There are others just like you who have the same goals. There are others who may not be like you but appreciates what you do and accepts you for who you are and what you aim to accomplish.
- Stay Toxic-Free. What do you do with the people who don’t do you any good? Let them go. That’s right. Value yourself. Appreciate yourself more. Steer away from people or activities that bring you sadness, anxiety or apprehension.
- Get Outside. You are not bound to the chair you usually sat in or the room you’re stuck in. There are several places you can still write but still have a few people around to inspire you and encourage simple interactions.
May 14, 2021 · A day without writing a single word is more tiring for me than a day full of social engagements — I’m an introvert, people tire me. But to be honest, there’s loneliness in writing. And many ...
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Mar 25, 2018 · Claudia Rankine’s book Don’t Let Me Be Lonely: An American Lyric tackles just that, attempting, through its hybrid, multi-genre format, to situate and depict the intricacies of loneliness in the 21st century, an age of rising technological and media presence, and cultures that are still too often busy to explore or understand the self.
