Hi, have you ever heard about solitude?
According to most people, solitude is a feeling where we feel a void in our lives, but according to some resources that I have read, it turns out that solitude also has several types. Some consider this feeling of loneliness a negative condition, but also some of them say that solitude is a natural thing. And sometimes you can also feel a longing for your own feelings, which can be concluded that you feel saturated with your current condition, where you are influenced or dependent on others.
If I think of myself as an introverted person and kind of closed to the outside world (even though it doesn’t mean that I hate people). I think solitude is one of the emotions needed for everyone, and for me, it can also help me to process what I already have and what kind of response I will give when dealing with a problem. It’s not often that we often blame ourselves for what we have chosen.
But as always, regret always comes too late. Even though we already know the future is not guaranteed that we can still avoid what is destined.
Back to the topic, in psychology, “SOLITUDE” is divided into 6 types;
Interpersonal Loneliness
This type of solitude each person might be already familiar with it.
IL is a type of solitude when you have no close contact with someone who has been an important person in your life (ex: best friend). Maybe you used to be a best friend to someone, but it doesn’t mean that until now you’re still a close friend.
Social Loneliness
Let’s look at the description of this type of solitude I’ll mention.
This type occurs when you feel eliminated from the group that you consider important enough. Let’s say you used to be a member of an elite group in your school, but at one point, you felt out of sync with the people in that group and felt eliminated.
Intellectual Loneliness
By the name, maybe you can guess it. What is the description of this type of solitude?
Yes, you’re correct!
It’s related to your academic achievement. When you feel you’re not smart enough, or your achievement is lower than what you expected, you start comparing your achievements to those around you.
Psychological Loneliness
I think this type of solitude is quite easy to find among people. This type of solitude occurs when you start to let go or stay away from people around you because you feel that the people around you can’t understand and can’t sympathize and empathize with what has happened to you.
Cosmic Loneliness
About this one, I really never heard about it. But according to what I read, this is the most extreme type. I really don’t want you all to encounter this kind of solitude. In this condition, that person often feels lost, frustrated, and depressed, and at some point, that person feels discouraged with his or her life. And that person feels the urge to get closer to his or her God. And if it reaches its peak, it will lead to suicidal ideas.
Cultural Loneliness
Well, when we live in a society, sometimes it’s not easy for us to get along, accept, or adapt to social norms. It will get worse if you go against the rule of the majority. In that case, you face this type of solitude, which means you become the minority, and you can’t follow the culture, or maybe you feel you’re different and might think you are unfit with your recent society.
That’s the end of today’s content, so have you learned something today? I hope this content is not only useful and enhances my knowledge, but I also hope it is the same for you.
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