Do You Have Internalized Loneliness?

First of all, what is "Internalized Loneliness?"

It is an enduring, profound sense of being emotionally isolated from others and from yourself.

I visualized it as my being in a transparent glass box where I could see others, hear them, and they could see and hear me, but we could never touch emotionally.

This box also existed within my internal experience of life.  I was in a box within myself, cut off from connecting to and knowing myself. I felt cold, gray, empty, and lost. 

Another term used is "pathological loneliness".  We have been alone and not-known by others for so long that it becomes our habitual, normal state of existing.  Feeling lonely is "normal".  Feeling like you're on the outside is the daily vibe.

This is different from what I call "relational loneliness".  Relational lonelienss is the longing to have company, companionship, and even special bonds with others.  This is a normal, temporary (sometimes LONG temporary) part of our experience.

Internalized Loneliness is a *result* of persistent, deep childhood neglect. 

Learn more about what it is and how you can heal it in today's episode!


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