How would it feel walking through the neighborhood with beautiful houses but no one to greet? A park full of people, but all you hear is silence. Everyone is locked in their own world, headphones on, and eyes on screens. You initiate and try to make a conversation, but always get shrugged off. This is…
We often discuss loneliness in terms of feelings. A quiet ache. A sense of isolation. We frame it as a mental or emotional state. Assuming it’s something to be shrugged off with a few positive affirmations. This framing is not only wrong but also dangerously naive. The U.S. Surgeon General compared loneliness to smoking 15…
You just finished scrolling through Instagram and put the phone down. The room is quiet. But instead of feeling connected and updated, you feel… emptier. A sense of anxiety hangs in the air. You are feeling lonely even after watching dozens of faces and liking dozens of posts. What the hell was that? This is…
You’re scrolling. Again. Your screen is a rainbow of friends, family, and acquaintances living what looks like their best lives. There’s a party you weren’t invited to. A vacation you’re not on. An inside joke you don’t get. As soon as you close the app, the room is filled with deafening silence. Suddenly feeling hollow…