TSM144 : Aloneness & Loneliness – Symptoms of the Human Condition

This monologue gets off to a bit of a rambling start with my venting about killer feral cats etc. but 13 mins in, things begin proper.

The issue of aloneness & loneliness is an issue that is close to my heart. In today’s walk and talk I approach the issue of aloneness & loneliness by talking about my son’s life (with his permission) and my own adolescence. I’m often amazed at how sometimes, our children mirror our own lives. What is aloneness & what is loneliness and how does our authentic self relate to the experience of loneliness ? Does loneliness only happen to introverts or are extroverts equally vulnerable, to this most painful symptom of the human condition ?

Loneliness is a universal experience. Today I ponder some potential solutions to loneliness and speculate as to whether whether or not loneliness plays a significant role in our lives.

• https://thesomethingmonologues.podbean.com/e/tsm144-aloneness-loneliness-symptoms-of-the-human-condition/
• https://app.box.com/s/wlnscvi613b3e6oug6si

Relevant links :

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_cat
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat_predation_on_wildlife
• https://web.archive.org/web/20140904132317/http://www.alleycat.org/document.doc?id=634
• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/feral-cats-kill-billions-of-small-critters-each-year-7814590/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loneliness
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders
• https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Mental_Illness
• http://www.szasz.com/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_condition
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-reflection
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awareness
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_type
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_dating_service.