1️⃣ Why Do We Feel Lonely in Such a Connected World?

📱 We live in a digital age where we can send a message to anyone, anywhere in the world, within seconds.
But… why do so many people still feel lonely?

🔹 Because loneliness isn’t just about the absence of physical company.
🔹 What truly hurts is the lack or poor quality of emotional connections that feel important to us.

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🌱 Chosen isolation or the feeling of loneliness?

Let’s not confuse being physically alone with feeling lonely.

Sometimes we choose to isolate ourselves to reflect, rest, or be creative. This is chosen isolation, and it can be very healthy when we have strong emotional bonds.

🔹 If we know there are people who love us, value us, and we can turn to them whenever we need, that isolation doesn’t turn into loneliness.

💡 The loneliness that hurts is a subjective feeling. It doesn’t depend only on whether we’re with someone or not—it’s about how we perceive our emotional connections.
Even in a crowd, if we feel there’s a lack of real affection, that emotional emptiness can surface.

✨ As the saying goes:
“There is no greater poverty than not feeling loved.”

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🌍 Why talk about loneliness?

Because emotional loneliness can be deep and draining—but it’s also something we can overcome.
When we choose to face it, we open the door to building healthier, more authentic, and fulfilling relationships.

🔹 In this series, we’ll explore together:

• What loneliness really is.

• What causes it.

• What mindsets keep it going.

• And how we can break that vicious cycle to reconnect.

All accompanied by reflections and sayings that remind us that we are not alone in this.

As another saying goes:
“Happiness and the feeling of loneliness are incompatible.”

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💬 Have you ever felt lonely even when surrounded by people? How do you cope with that feeling?
I’d love to hear from you in the comments. 🌻

With love,
Dr. Arturo José Sánchez Hernández, your friend in health promotion. 💙

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📚 Did you enjoy this read? There’s more waiting for you.

Discover more in the book Challenging Loneliness: Paths to Reconnect 
👉 https://books2read.com/Challenging-Loneliness-English

🧠 Would you like to know the story behind this project?
Read the interview with Dr. Arturo José Sánchez Hernández here:
👉 https://mentalhealthmaun.blogspot.com/2025/04/interview-with-arturo-jose-sanchez.html

🌍 And if you’d like to keep reading more articles:
🔹 Índice del blog en español:
👉 https://saludmentalmaun.blogspot.com/2024/06/index.html
🔹 Blog index in English:
👉 https://mentalhealthmaun.blogspot.com/2024/06/index.html

💬 And if you’d like to share your experiences and reflections on mental health in a safe, supportive space, I invite you to join our WhatsApp group Mental Health in the Heart of Maun 
👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/Bq2zInoxO6ZJzhmamfLmy0

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