We Are Never Alone

In our darkest moments, in our deepest depression, in the heart of most human misery is the feeling that we are utterly, entirely alone. This horrible, consuming feeling is probably the worst pain that we can feel as human beings. We feel unseen, unheard, misunderstood, without anchor, without any kind of connection at all, and it is devastating. We lose hope. It is in such moments that people contemplate suicide.

The interesting thing about loneliness is that we can experience it even when we're completely surrounded by people. We may even be surrounded by people whom we love and who love us. And yet, sometimes we feel disconnected, unreachable. We see our loved ones. We hear them. But it's as if they are very far away, and we can't return to them. We're trapped in our own heads, with our own miserable thoughts and feelings. Of course, what I'm describing is depression, but this feeling of alone-ness happens to us all at some point in our lives, and it is worth examining.

What is loneliness? Why do we experience it? And what can we do about it? (More)

Source: The Examiner