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Lonliness is Subjective
Loneliness can strike a person who lives alone or someone who lives in a house filled with people. “Loneliness is subjective,” says Louise Hawkley, PhD
Feelings of loneliness don’t have to be constant to call for action, but you will need to give yourself a push to get back into the thick of life and re-engage with others to start feeling better.

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Cognitive Traps and Distortions
You have one or two negative experiences and think everything in the future will play out that same way. Ironically, in a self-fulfilling prophecy, you will this to happen, confirming your erroneous convictions.
When you blow things out of proportion, you create a web of distress that leads to fantasizing about the ways in which every little thing can go wrong.
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8 Ways to Fight Depression

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Shame and Anxiety

Shame based individuals will tend to experience significant discomfort and anxiety, especially in social contexts and situations. It only stands to reason, that if one...
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Generalized anxiety disorder

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Accept and move past perceived transgressions rather than ruminating

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