Are You Alone?

So you’re here just because you think that you are alone, that you are in the darkroom on your own or your happiness is just a makeup over your sadness. But is it? I mean you really need to rethink it because there’s a difference between Being Alone and Being Lonely.

And if you still think that you’re alone then still there is nothing to worry about. Because Being alone doesn’t always mean only sadness or hatred. Alone or Loneliness may not be the same chapter.

Being alone may also depend on your social anxiety & shyness. Introverts can be alone but it is not right if we say they’re lonely too.

Removing your profile picture just because someone forgot to say you a happy birthday or keeping social media distancing by putting your phone aside just because you think that nobody loves you and you’re alone. Well, it’s not bad. Actually, it’s good to have some social media distancing. But again I think, putting your phone aside doesn’t help that much but your strong mind and its controlling power do.

See, I’ve seen people all by themselves and happy too. Being alone is a physical reality of not having friends, families, or partners around, in fact, still, they’re happy with their life. And moreover sometimes being alone is good as no one can hurt you or you won’t get bad company. But when you are alone from inside…

This is what we call Loneliness

Loneliness is addicting. It’s a kinda black hole that left nothing. It’s a feeling of being surrounded by thousands and yet no one understands you. That feeling of disconnected and friendless.

Recently I had a conversation with one of my lost friends. It’s been 7 years since I met him. We talked for a while and the story he told me left my mind upset. Within these years he’s gone through a lot.

In between the conversation he controlled his tears and said: “Being Lonely is the worst thing in anyone’s life. It feels like you’re drowning in an ocean of your own self-judgment and hate and every time you pull yourself up to breathe, another wave washes over you. There are a lot of people around you but yet no one holds your hand to bring you to the shore.”

And the best part is he called himself a survivor and he’s proud of himself because the bravest thing he did is keep on living even after all these bad trips. He said that he always thought that if he died, his mom would be sad.

You know what, the feeling of loneliness leads to depression. And within 10 years depression will be the leading cause of death beating cancer, accidents & wars. And that feeling of loneliness comes just because you think you’re alone without knowing the difference.

That feeling of loneliness might also be due to your perpetual habit of overthinking. Experts say the human mind can produce up to 70,000 thoughts a day and obviously, most of them are completely useless and unimportant.

Related Post: 8 simple but effective ways to stop overthinking

There are almost 8 billion people in this world and you still think that you are the only one. There are thousands of people out there going through the same.

Don’t fall for the fake images that celebrities put on their social walls. you never know the secret behind them.

So, next time you think that you are alone just remember, that being alone isn’t something about Murphy’s law or sadness or depression. Even those who walk alone have the strongest directions. Sometimes it’s good to be alone. I also like to be alone but I hate to be lonely. There’s a difference.

And also remember this too shall pass!

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