![]() ![]() On other occasions, people may choose to be alone because a loved one, a therapist, or a self-help book suggested they confront remoteness in order to build a foundation of self-acceptance. When people choose seclusion, we most commonly assume they’re doing so to obtain peace and comfort with the idea or reality of being alone. ![]() ![]() The more I leaned into seclusion, the clearer it became to me that I had been viewing solitude through the lens of its pessimistic connotation. Although I had spent intentional time secluded from others (in one form or another) prior to this pandemic, a recent shift in my approach has elevated my healing experience by guiding me into solitude with curiosity, as I own and explore the fears or discomforts that often come as a side effect of isolation. ![]()
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