Not Alone in Feeling Alone: Coming Together to Face This Hidden Beast

I have spent an awful lot of time over the last few years feeling very very alone. Alone is different than solitude. It is different than independence. It can be experienced with a crowd or a partner, or family who maybe doesn’t see you, acknowledge you, or believe in you. Alone can be all in your head (which is normal) or out for the world to see (also normal); and it can be hard to get out of, especially if it has become a part of your survival, which for many of us it has. Through our trauma. Through covid.  Through a divorce or breakup. Through being denied our identity. Through what we are all going through right now. Yet there are people who don’t understand. Alone, to them, looks like independence, freedom, or defiance. What they are perceiving is what I call selective solitary. Flying solo. ALONE is something entirely different.  In this episode, we point out the differences, difficulties, and challenges that many people may not realize are inherent in feeling alone and then talk about how to come out of it. We also talk about your courage. For this one, I am learning and feeling right alongside you. Let’s come together and begin. For more help and support than I can give, please reach out to 988 or any number of professionals and resources readily available to help. To follow along and join a positive community eager to uplift, find me on Threads, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. (The handle for all four is @amyriseinfinity). For more resources and support, head on over to my website, AmyInfinity.com. See you there!