One way people have always coped with loneliness is through creativity. By transmiting their experience into something beautiful, isolated individuals throughout history have managed to substitute the sense of community they might have otherwise found in relationships with their creative outputs.
Loneliness has more to do with our perceptions than how much company we have. It’s just as possible to be painfully lonely surrounded by people as it is to be content with little social contact. Some people need extended periods of time alone to recharge, others would rather give themselves electric shocks than spend a few minutes with their thoughts. Here’s how we can change our perceptions by making and experiencing art.
During 2021, I made some monumental plans, which, in hindsight, would create a sequence of events that saw me hit rock bottom. These plans would see me lose my YouTube, friends, credibility, and a large part of my own identity. It is true what they say, it takes 20 years to build your credibility and only 20 minutes to ruin it. These decisions were made during a time of great personal stress, but that’s no excuse for my actions.
Over the past 2 years, I wore those actions both internally or externally & based all life decisions on the outcome of a decision that was yet to come. More about that later. Believe me when I say that feelings of anxiety, worry, self-doubt, judgement, anger, and resentment do not make for a productive and healthy life. When you let the suffering consume you, it impacts everything you do.
These steps are lived experiences and detail the impact that decisions can make on your ability to progress through life after a major fuck up. They are not based on self-help or motivation guides, but rather the shit you must wade through if you want to come out the other side, no matter the outcome.
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-Shashwat Padhan
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