Loneliness

Loneliness

Loneliness is such a strong emotion, how do each of us deal with it on a daily basis, are some better equipped than others? In the end do we all succumb to its power?
Humans are a social animal and need togetherness, acceptance and human contact to survive. There are over ten billion people in the world and yet our closest and common friend is with loneliness.
There is the awareness of global warming that could destroy our planet, shouldn’t there be an awareness of global loneliness that could destroy the human spirit?
Loneliness is something we hide, we are embarrassed to admit that we are alone and feeling lonely. We are some how less of a person if we can’t cope with this emotion. We feel ashamed if we ask for someone’s company. People think of loneliness as a dirty word something we all know but never say. We can sit in a room with one hundred people and still feel alone.
Reaching out to other human beings has become so fearful in this day and age, we would rather just be alone than take the chance of being rejected. Fear of rejection, fear of inadequacy, fear of unacceptable behavior, fear of being misunderstood, fear of outdated attire, fear of the next door neighbor, fear of being raped, fear of being robbed, fear of the devil, fear of not being liked, fear of fear…….. Fear has become such a high priority that it blocks humans from other humans it creates loneliness.
There is a saying ”Fear is the mind killer” and it is so true.

By Susan Gail Barlien