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What does loneliness mean; a thread. Please share this thread. Please feel free to comment below if there are any other meanings of loneliness that I haven’t mentioned in this thread. #mentalhealth /1
The most obvious interpretation of loneliness is being physically on your own. Whilst that is true, that is not the only meaning of loneliness. #mentalhealth /2
Being around other people who misunderstand your mental health struggles. #mentalhealth /3
Being around people who don’t care about you. #mentalhealth /4
Being around people who invalidate your feelings. #mentalhealth /5
Suffering in silence because you are unable to express your feelings due to your fears of your feelings being invalidated. #mentalhealth /6
Being left out of a group discussion. #mentalhealth /7
Being in an environment where everyone is happy but you are feeling sad and the people in that environment concentrate on being happy and leave you out. #mentalhealth /8
Your feelings being judged by others. #mentalhealth /9
Being around people who just don’t want to talk to you. #mentalhealth /10
When you are struggling with your mental health, people leaving you alone and expecting you to take “your own responsibility” to reach out for help. #mentalhealth /11
