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There's a specific kind of loneliness that only hits people who are surrounded by others but known by none of them - Silicon Canals

Emotional loneliness stems from lacking genuine understanding in relationships, not from insufficient social contact, and affects high-functioning people who excel at surface-level social performance.

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There is a particular loneliness that comes from being surrounded by people who love you but don't understand you, and no amount of gratitude makes it go away - Silicon Canals

A landmark review published in Perspectives on Psychological Science by John Cacioppo and Stephanie Cacioppo found that loneliness is driven not by the quantity of social connections but by their perceived quality. You can be isolated and feel perfectly whole. You can be surrounded and feel utterly alone.

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There's a specific kind of loneliness that only hits people who are surrounded by others but known by none of them - Silicon Canals

There is a particular loneliness that comes from being surrounded by people who love you but don't understand you, and no amount of gratitude makes it go away - Silicon Canals

#social-connection-quality
#social-connection-quality