Learning To Love Solitude

Solitude is defined as a state or situation of being on your own. While most people associate being alone as being lonely, it is important to remember that the two does not necessarily define each other. In fact, there are a lot of people who prefer being alone, but never feels lonely while there are a few who are never alone but tends to feel lonely.

Solitude can be a great tool to help a person relax and destress. Jack Fong, a sociologist at California State Polytechnic University who has studied solitude said that “when people take these moments to explore their solitude, not only will they be forced to confront who they are, they just might learn a little bit about how to out-manoeuvre some of the toxicity that surrounds them in a social setting.”

What Fong is saying is that when we remove ourselves from the distractions surrounding us, we allow ourselves to be deeper connected to our inner thoughts, leading to self-discovery and a better understanding of how we function. When was the last time you spent time alone? Maybe this weekend you should opt for some “Me time” instead.

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