Loneliness is a biological signal like hunger, telling you that you need connection. Ignoring it makes it worse and pushes people toward numbing distractions. The answer isn't to fix it or accept it, but to listen to what it's telling you.
Loneliness, just like hunger, just like thirst, is simply a signal saying that our connection needs are not being met. And when we ignore loneliness, we ignore the cue that our body is giving us that we need connection. And the longer we ignore loneliness, the deeper it gets. And what we are doing is helping people understand their loneliness. Rather than wanting to fix it. I'm not going to stand here and say loneliness is fun. Loneliness sucks. There's a real reason why we, why we reach for something to numb, distract, and deny ourselves the discomfort that loneliness is.
