The hardest thing about going through an existential crisis is that you feel constantly depressed and alienated. Nothing makes sense anymore and everything feels meaningless – including all of your old accomplishments, desires, professional attachments, relationships, and goals. You want to find your real purpose in life. You want to know why the f*ck we’re […]
Feeling Alone: 13 Ways to Stop Feeling So Lonely and Isolated
You’re surrounded by people. They’re laughing, smiling, and talking. Everyone seems to be having a great time – they all seem to feel so connected with each other. But no matter how much you want that feeling, you can’t help but feel completely alone. A sense of heaviness and hollowness may fill your chest as […]
Feeling Empty: 5 Ways to Heal Your Inner Void
Your hectic day has finally lulled to a stop. There’s nothing left to do. There’s nothing more to say. Now you have time to relax. But instead, the silence descends upon you with oppressive force. You feel suffocated underneath the weight of this momentary, but seemingly eternal, nothingness. Suddenly that old feeling returns … the […]
How to Embrace Being a Lone Wolf and Walk Your OWN Path
If there is any advice I would universally give to every person, regardless of who they are, it is this: walk your own path. Walk your own damn path. Don’t walk someone else’s path. Don’t walk the path your parents predestined for you just because you feel emotionally indebted to them. Don’t walk a path […]
For Everyone Fighting Battles Alone, Keep Moving Forward (Here’s HOW)
The feeling is like a void … an empty black hole that you’re being dragged towards. You feel tears well up inside of you. Grief claws at your throat as it tightens. Emotional numbness starts to creep into your body. You know that no one can possibly understand the pain that you’re experiencing. Even when […]
Why We Use the Search For Love to Escape Ourselves
Let’s be frank here. Most people want love. The craving for approval and affection from others is embedded into our DNA. There’s probably nothing else on earth (other than the survival instinct) that is as strong and primal as the longing for love. We need to belong. We NEED to feel loved. This is all […]
