Living alone may look sad and depressing, but it doesn’t have to be that way always. Teentalkindia shares ways of feeling positive while living alone.
Humans are social animals- Our lives revolve around how we interact and deal with people in our society. This means we are dependent on other people for our functioning. These people come together in times when we’re happy and also when we are in grief. They provide support and help us in thick and thin of life.
These activities have always made us think that having friends or family together is the norm and staying alone can be regarded as something out of the ordinary. But is it really so? Not really. One can truly lead a life living alone and still being very happy. They can be self-dependent feel content.
When we think about such a life, it surely feels odd as we’re used to the ‘normal’ life that people follow. However, in case you are wondering if you wanted to lead such a life, you can, by change your mindset in following manner.
Alone vs lonely
While you may think that both the words alone and lonely can be used as synonymous,in fact, they have two varied meanings. A person is alone when he is by himself. On the other hand, a person is lonely when he feels abandoned or sad due to isolation. A lonely person is someone who feels that he is left out or isolated from society. But if you take being lonely positively- you learn to be happy alone.
Love yourself
It is important that you make your mind understand that in this world, there are only few people who can truly love you for the way you are, without pretending and showing off. However, no one among these few people can love you more than yourself.
Removing expectations from the equation
Being lonely only hurts when you expect someone to do things for you in a certain way. When the expectations are not meet it leads to disappointment, regret, resentment and many other emotions. But if you remove expectations from your life, you’ll feel self-sustained, without feeling negative.
Learning to live alone with positivity
Leading a life alone isn’t an easy task, but what makes the whole experience easier is when you have things that make you feel happy, and brings positivity in you. Whether it is finding your passion your hobbies or some simple and basic things. You can enjoy such experiences alone, feel happy and have an optimistic outlook.