"Picture this: It's a Friday night, and while my phone buzzes with invitations to various gatherings, I'm curled up on my couch with a book, feeling perfectly content. Six months ago, this scenario would have triggered anxiety about missing out or worrying what people thought of me staying in. But something shifted after my burnout forced me to reconsider everything about how I was living my life."
"1) You have strong emotional self-sufficiency Remember when we were kids and couldn't stand being alone for five minutes? We've supposedly grown up since then, but how many of us still reach for our phones the moment we're by ourselves? Research in attachment theory shows that people who enjoy solitude typically have what psychologists call "secure attachment." They don't need constant validation from others because they've developed an internal sense of worth."
A period of burnout and subsequent freelancing led to discovering solitude as a sanctuary rather than a source of anxiety. Quiet time formerly filled with noise became opportunities for personal growth and reflection. Finding freedom in solitude is framed as developing rare qualities identified by psychology, not antisocial behavior. One key quality is emotional self-sufficiency: secure-attachment individuals do not require constant external validation and can regulate feelings internally. Emotional self-sufficiency allows sitting with discomfort, processing emotions independently, and entering relationships from wholeness rather than neediness. High self-awareness is introduced as another related quality.
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