you may wonder if you ’ re going crazy or if there ’ s something deeply broken or wrong about you . There isn ’ t . What you are going through is perfectly normal in the context of what you ’ re experiencing . And no , you ’ re not alone . I have felt the horrible vacuum of existential loneliness , and I have spoken with and witnessed many others who feel the same way . There Are Others Like You + You Can Use These Feelings to Your Advantage … There is a group of people out there like you . They too feel lonely . They too have lost touch with all their friends and possibly even family . They too feel disconnected from the world . If you don ’ t believe me , just read the comments under this article . Although you may feel incapacitated with despair or the gnawing feeling of desolation , please know that you can use these feelings to your advantage . You can
use your loneliness to become stronger , braver , and wiser . You can tap into your inner wolf who is the primal force within you that knows how to survive on scarce human contact and thrive when life becomes dark and barren . We ’ ll explore how to get in touch with that inner wolf soon . But first , let ’ s demystify and de-pathologise loneliness and reveal just how normal it is .
Is Feeling Alone Normal ?
It might feel like you ’ re the only one experiencing loneliness . But you ’ re not . YES , it is normal to feel alone – and many people struggle with it . Here are some stats :
• According to a recent study , nearly half of all Americans feel lonely . And in the same study , loneliness was found to affect younger people more than older people .
• In Australia , a study conducted found that 1 in 4 Australians feel lonely at least one day a week . Again , the stereotype that elderly people are those who feel the loneliest is false . In reality , international