wordmanSenior Contributor
loneliness and isolation
recovery To all those out there who are feeling lonely and isolated, please remember that it doesn't have to be a time for sadness or melancholy. I too have felt lonely and isolated throughout my life, however I have overcome feeling lonely and isolated by pursuing the things in life that are important to me. loneliness and isolation is an excellent time to reflect and meditate on life, mainly your own life. If you have disconnected with family or friends or just cant find a social outlet ask yourself has my illness caused me to be disconnected ? Please remember that people cant or wont want to associate with you if you let your illness interfere with your relationships or life in general. I cannot reiterate enough how important it is to forget you have an illness. In my experience people cant or don't want to try to understand what you are going through. This is because they don't know what you are going through. Life can still be wonderful without friends. As I tell you to forget that you have an illness you must also forget and dispel feelings of loneliness and isolation. Please remember that ruminating on your illness or loneliness is negative. This will only detract people from your life. Stay positive. Focus on the good things in life, especially the nonmaterial aspects of life. I dislike hearing that people are lonely and isolated. Loneliness and isolation is not an illness its only a feeling. Keep the faith.
