How To Enjoy Being Alone

Does the thought of being alone terrify you? Your aversion to solitude can be a result of stigma or a tumultuous childhood, for example, narcissistic parenting. Perhaps, it is because you often conflate loneliness and solitude. Loneliness is a negative state marked by isolation, whereas solitude is being alone without feeling lonely. But, regardless of the reason, having time alone can be beneficial. Here are a few tips to help you enjoy being alone.

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Writer: Sara Del Villar
Script Editor: Rida Batool
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[elizabethrose]

does anyone else feel more lonely when they’re around other people?

[nadillasakinah]

I enjoy the silence of my own room with my books, stuffed animals, sounds of nature in the jungle and my stories I love to write

[Simon]

You're not alone, you just need time, and stay happy for yourself.

[ives]

Fun Fact: Until you get comfortable being alone, you'll never know if you're choosing someone out of love or loneliness.

[Sparrow-]

Timestamps:
1.Self reflect 1:23
2.Find Joy 1:53
3.Nurture your hobbies 2:28
4.Self Care 2:55
5.Learn something new 3:27
6. Play! Dance! 4:03

[nowrin_]

When I'm alone, I don't feel lonely . Music, tea, snacks, books, plants, phone, TV and bed makes me feel like I'm having a really really nice time . When I'm alone, I enjoy listening music a lot . I can listen the song FIRE right after listening STAY . Haha .

[thanhlam]

Sometimes I really feel jealous of those who have a lot of friends.

[istari]

I like being alone, but I sometimes get ignored because I'm alone so often :'(

[commerce-usa]

Nothing wipes away the emptiness of being alone than accomplishing the things we want to do which improve ourselves. Another great video Psych2go!

[jenasterabucay]

I enjoy being alone, but sometimes I wonder how it feels to have more friends to hangout with

[bs-yzvq]

As an extrovert who has been betrayed by fake friends, loneliness is a true horror to me.

[dxrk]

Introverts be like: *I've been training my whole life for this*

[YourNickIsTaken]

I enjoy:
- learning new things
- take a walk/ ride bicycle for at least 4 hours at once / go to a gym
- listen music. No. Not just play it in the background but listen all the notes, count the rithms, feel the groove, analyze the art behind it. (no I'm not listening pop, rather jazz and progressive metal, Eg Miles Davis or Tool)
- also like take poems apart and analyzing them and going under the abstract world.
- handicraft
- making a good meal
And the most unusual is: I love washing the dishes: it's a meditation or a physically alone time while I'm doing some practical good. Most of my great ideas come during washing the dishes.

[adrln]

Don't be scared being alone yet happy. Be scared of spending too much time with others yet you feel lonely inside

[viola]

I'm not an introvert and I hate being alone, people unfortunately only push me away and it comes crashing down everytime. I wish I was alone by choice which is why a video like this really helps me, thank you for making it

[tammielilly]

2 years of loneliness is enough. I have seriously dark thoughts. Being alone after losing my mother made me realize how I really have no outside relationships. Tried to open my heart and got it shredders just to findout it was a lesson. Now stuck and can't move forward. Even activities I loved have no meaning.

[georgianagheorghe]

The problem is that most people are so dependent of society and the outside world that they forget about themselves and their well-being. Some even get mad and commit suicide. It happened last year during the so-called lockdown.

[Adrijabhattacharya]

I am a person who was scared of loneliness maybe even 2 years ago. Lockdown and Coronavirus taught me something I would be grateful for. Loneliness is NOT solitude. In lockdown, as my daily work decreased, I thought now it was about time I spend some time with myself. So I kept all my phones. social media ad everything aside. I started to concentrate on myself. Slowly and slowly, my relationship with myself improved. I'm mentally a lot more healthy. So as a person who got out of loneliness, I can say solitude is good for you, you really need it.

[yen]

I've been an only child for 16 years its peaceful tho, but sometimes I'm bored I have no one to play with

[notevenfunny]

I do enjoy being alone sometimes… but my friends tell me so much about their social life( which I like listening to) and so I realize even more how less I socialize. I always hear them texting with other people, … and I only have them( I am grateful for them but…).