#existential-loneliness

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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

There's a version of loneliness in your 40s that has nothing to do with being alone. It's looking at the life you built exactly the way you planned and realizing you forgot to include yourself in it. - Silicon Canals

Existential loneliness in midlife stems from disconnection from personal meaning, occurring when life structures built on external expectations no longer align with authentic desires.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

There's a Word for the Loneliness You're Feeling Right Now

Existential loneliness is a deep sense of being uniquely alone in one’s experience, occurring even amid social connection and intensified by value conflicts.
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