Sometimes we relish our time alone, feeling satisfied and restored by it—while other times, solitude turns lonely or feels empty and unfulfilling. Here's what makes the difference.
Authentic solitude is deeply relational, as you connect with yourself, the natural world, or your spirituality.Authentic solitude fosters well-being and personal growth, while pseudo-solitude breeds loneliness and rumination.is largely a negative experience. But what about solitude? Sometimes we relish our time alone, feeling satisfied and restored by it–while other times, solitude turns lonely or feels empty and unfulfilling.
The answer may be found by answering this question: Is your solitude authentic? After combing the literature on the various ways solitude can be experienced, researchers James Averill and Louise Sundararajan concluded thatAuthentic solitude is relational. At first, this seems contrary to how we envision time alone. After all, solitude is… solitary. We separate from other people. We withdraw from social interaction. We are disconnected from even social media.
But it turns out solitude is deeply relational at its core. When we’re alone, we connect with ourselves. My
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