On this account, loneliness is the manifestation of the conflict between our desire for meaning and the absence of meaning from the universe, an absence that is all the more glaring in modern societies which have sacrificed traditional and re...
many unknowingly adhere to what is called Object Relations Theory, which is based on two key assumptions: that the maturation of one’s personality can only be facilitated through interpersonal relationships, and that these relationships are the primary, if not sole, source of meaning in life. In...
1 Most readers recognize that the novel is preoccupied with the difficulty of human communication and with the relentless striving for meaning and unity, especially by Lily Briscoe, whose painting (both the process and on the canvas) so dominates the narrative. And over the last five or six de...
Whichever way you define loneliness, whatever the circumstances remember that it is just as easy to label your aloneness as solitary. So don’t feel pressure to always be ‘on’ and sociable if that isn’t what you need. The meaning can change in each situation, so be kind to yourself ...
In the monastery, as Syncletica puts it, obedience was more important than asceticism. But once outside the monastery, the whole psychology changes. The will must be self-motivated. Emotions must be self-tempered. Every action takes on a kind of spiritual utility. ...
Some people are so used to solitude with themselves that they never compare themselves to others but spin forth their monologue of a life in a calm, joyous mood, holding good conversations with themselves, even laughing. The key to a stable solitude is what psychology simply calls self-esteem...
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Clinical psychology Still one among many| The lived experience of solitude during addiction recovery CAPELLA UNIVERSITY Carol Messmore ChastainDavid MThe negative consequences from substance addiction have been measured in financial, psychological, physical, social, and spiritual losses. The high rate of ...
I was such a social animal that I found being alone anything but glorious. It wasn't even remotely sweet. But Tillich's words planted a seed and I began to investigate the meaning of "being alone." I realized that being alone in and of itself is neither positive nor negative. It was...
As one observer has rightly noted, not every independent farmer or lone fisher or mountaineer was a hermit. However, the material circumstances of such livelihoods, set in small villages and village economies, together with the psychology engendered by such settings, hearkens to a great transitional...