#isolation

#isolation

With only the lazy Joshua trees and hovering buzzards out here to bear witness, this isolated expanse of high-desert plain could well be among the quietest places on the planet. By day, the summer heat hammers hard and the dull whistle of the wind is the only discernible noise. Come nightfall, the eerie silence is often pierced by the woeful bleat of a wandering burro.

Choosing hope is a key strategy to push back on the chaos, commotion, and challenge in today's world. Hope is a valuable strength throughout life and can be especially important during difficult times.

Putting on the headset and beginning setup, discomfort emerged almost immediately. Despite feeling overwhelmed and nauseated during the experience, I tried to persevere.

Over the next decade, I went on nearly 7,000 911 calls in Portland, Oregon, and we did save heart attack victims, put out house fires and pull people from car wrecks.

Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD) manifests through inhibition and a deep-rooted fear of inadequacy, causing individuals to retreat from life, relationships, and responsibilities.

E. M. Forster believed people know novel characters better than they know each other, as characters' true natures are visible while human secrets create isolation.

Many of them are very horny. They would like to be having sex, and in fact they feel a lot of shame over the fact that they haven't had sex yet or that they're not having sex enough.

Consumer culture didn't just take our villages: It left us with parents too overwhelmed to fully show up.

"All of a sudden I started realising that, when interesting things happened to me, I was excited to tell her about them. That's when she stopped being an it and became a her."

The fence is secured with Keep-Safes fingernails, Daughter's first teeth, the umbilical cord that once joined them to protect them from intruders.

Domestic abuse, especially in a relationship context where one partner exhibits jealousy and controlling behavior, can lead to a profound loss of identity for the victim.

I sit in my room in this nursing home near Sydney, a box of four walls that holds all I now call my own. Two suitcases could carry it.

Death Stranding was designed around 'the rope', an instrument to bind us together, contrasting with most games focused on 'the stick' to keep bad stuff away.

When the Five of Pentacles appears, it highlights feelings of adversity and exclusion, yet it urges you to seek fulfillment through self-reflection and connection.

The full terror of the show manifests in a bizarre and baroque scene of ritualised but unexplained tyranny, enacted through choreographed movement by an eight-strong cast.

"For those of us who have experienced isolation in prison, it's a trauma that never leaves."

I can't remember anyone knocking on my door in a long time... it's been years now since he knocked on my door.

When I became pregnant with my first child, my husband and I made the difficult yet practical decision for me to stay home... it just made sense for me to stay home.

The title Panic Peaks points directly to the psychology of the character - someone who builds an elaborate, almost ridiculous device to shield himself from panic.

He judged because he was afraid. He judged because if people didn't fit his mold, it meant something was wrong with him and his so-called perfect world.

The show explores the dual nature of homes as places of comfort and tension, showcasing works by renowned artists that provoke reflection on personal and societal issues.

The latest from Serafini Productions is BrokenLore: Don't Watch, a gruesome and claustrophobic experience about the Hikkikomori; a person who withdraws themselves from society.

Shulamith Firestone's work vividly explores themes of dehumanization and alienation in daily life, reflecting a persistent commitment to feminism and social critique.

The environment is working to keep us isolated, afraid, and silenced.