6 Compelling Reasons To Spend Some Time Alone

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6 Compelling Reasons To Spend Some Time Alone
By Lesley Vos



Some people think it’s awful to spend time alone—that it means you’re antisocial or no one needs you.

Some people feel sad and lonely when they don’t have company every evening or weekend.

But being alone doesn’t mean that no one needs you. And it can actually be quite useful to take some time to yourself.

I am almost thirty. This is an age when you start to rethink your whole life, trying to understand what you should change or improve, what you should do next, and what specifically you need in your life.

I felt this way a couple of months ago.

I thought I’d achieved nothing in my almost thirty years, and I felt I should have changed something but couldn’t figure out what or how.

I had to cope with my feelings, but the everyday chaos of my life didn’t allow me time to concentrate on myself.

The decision came like a bolt from the blue—to spend some time completely alone.

When you’re alone, nothing prevents you from listening to your inner voice, heart, and mind.

Here are a few other benefits of spending time in solitude.

1. It’s a great opportunity to recharge.
We often try to make people around us happy and help them work through their feelings. This can be emotionally draining.

For example, I have one friend who lives abroad, who comes online to talk to me only when she feels bad and wants to share all her problems with me. It takes a lot of energy and makes me sad and frustrated.

Time spent alone helped me take a break from constant interaction with other people so I could recharge.
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