For some people, solitude feels steadier than intimacy—and there’s usually a reason their nervous system prefers it that way.

Therapists explain the benefits of living alone in later life – and how to cope - The world is your oyster when you live ...

It’s no secret that our generation is experiencing record rates of depression and isolation. Among workers aged 18-22, over 73 percent report feeling alone sometimes or always. Loneliness is a silent ...

The authors of the book Loneliness describe their concern that Western societies do not take the inherent gregariousness of humans seriously enough. They note that “the latest figures show that ...

There was a stretch of time when the quiet in my apartment felt accusatory. Evenings arrived, and the silence seemed to ask questions I didn’t want to answer. Why wasn’t I out with someone? Why wasn’t ...

The term “lonely parent” may seem like a contradiction in terms. Parents, by definition, are inextricably linked to at least one other human, after all—their child. And parents are constantly ...

James Baldwin has a quote about the greatness of art that describes the experience of feeling alone in your depression and then realizing — through reading — that Dostoevsky felt that same depression.