Opinion
Being alone has its benefits—a psychologist flips the script on the 'loneliness epidemic'
Being alone can help remind people who they are. This anxiety stems in large part from our culture's deficit view of solitude. In this type of thinking, the desire to be alone is seen as unnatural and ...
Opinion
Being alone has its benefits − a psychologist flips the script on the ‘loneliness epidemic’
Americans choosing to spend more time alone is indeed a challenge to the cultural script, and the stigmatization of solitude can be difficult to change. Nevertheless, a small but growing body of ...