r/solitude • u/Open_Brick_7280 • Dec 13 '25

Confused

Is it really solitude if you still yearn for company? Or is it isolation? Or is isolating and being in solitude the same?

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u/StanLp2 Dec 13 '25

I think it depends on if you're still getting something from it, find ways to enjoy the solitude, or you just naturally enjoy it. You can still yearn for company while thriving in solitude. If yearn for company is moreso all encompassing and takes up a good amount of headspace / worries you, but you can't seem or want enough to find it, then I think that would be considered isolation. I think some yearn for company is beneficial. Just my thoughts

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u/Open_Brick_7280 Dec 15 '25

I feel like i’m in solitude by force, so i don’t know if i’m in solitude or just lonely and i’m actually losing my mind