The Power of Solitude: How to Be Alone Without Feeling Lonely

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  Hey friends, it's Rosie here.

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  Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Friday.

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  We live in a time where loneliness has become an epidemic.

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  Studies show that chronic loneliness can have the same health impact as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.

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  That's wild.

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  But here's the thing.

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  Solitude and loneliness are not the same.

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  Solitude, when embraced, can actually be a source of deep peace, creativity, and self-discovery.

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  The real challenge is learning how to be alone without feeling lonely.

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  There was a time in my life where being alone felt like the worst thing in the world.

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  I filled up every second of my schedule, work, friends,

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  social events, just so I didn't have to sit with myself.

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  And I convinced myself that that was just my personality.

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  But the truth?

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  I was terrified of slowing down and being still.

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  Emotion can't hit a moving target.

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  I thought if I kept moving, kept doing,

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  I wouldn't have to face whatever was waiting for me in the quiet.

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  Solitude is not the same as loneliness.

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  In fact,

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