We've all been there.
I've never heard anyone say that they have never felt lonely even once in their life. It's something that sadly everyone has experienced.
But I believe it's getting worse and more widespread.
We're all slowly slipping away and I feel like there's one major contributor: technology.
While it is great and can be wonderful when not used in overload, it causes us to distance ourselves. We don't even notice though because we still talk to people on Facebook; we still get Twitter updates from friends every 10 minutes; we still text friends all day long. But we are talking to something inanimate. We have no connection when it's over electronics. Even if mentally we are talking to a friend, emotionally it feels like there's no one there.
Obviously technology is not "bad". I use Facebook all the time, and I text probably more than necessary. But let's get back to spending real time with people.
The more you're with someone, the more open you become. Let's get real with one another; let's share our struggles and joys; let's laugh and cry together: in person.
No more hiding behind an electronic icon of someone desperately crying out for someone to notice and care. I'm tired of watching the number of people who are lonely rise exponentially.
Take the initiative. No more pity parties for being lonely when there's a phone right next to you and 100 other people who are feeling the same way.
Call me. And instead of playing Words With Friends all day, let's cry together over our heartbreaks and then go play frisbee.
