Something in our nature cries out to be loved by another. Isolation is devastating to the human psyche. That is why solitary confinement is considered the cruelest of punishments.
We think constant connection will make us feel less lonely. The opposite is true.
Maybe we had just gotten too used to being alone-- and maybe that needed to change.
There is nothing worse than solitude. Solitude can help a man realize himself; but it destroys a woman
Life is very long, when you're lonely.
Even cats grow lonely and anxious.
We can experience an erosion of self-esteem when we're lonely, as we come to believe that it's because we're not likable or because something is broken inside of us. And that can just compound that loneliness further and further.
Those who live alone slide into the habit of vertical eating: why bother with the niceties when there's no one to share or censure? But laxity in one area may lead to derangement in all.
