Idioms, Proverbs and Expressions:
- Go it alone: To start becoming independent:
- Jacob thought he had worked for that company for such a long time and it was time he had gone it alone and started his own business.
- Leave somebody alone: To stop annoying or interrupting someone:
- “Leave me alone!” the teenage girl said to her worried mother.
- Leave well (enough) alone: Not changing something that is already good:
- After thinking about editing my article for so much time, I finally changed my mind and left well enough alone.
- A lonely little petunia in an onion patch: To be in a place that is uncomfortable, unfamiliar and rather intimidating:
- In that party, I did not know anybody, and as a shy person, I was like a lonely little petunia in an onion patch.
Words and Phrases:
- Isolation
- Loner
- Seclusion
- Separation
- Solitary
- Solitude
Quotations:
- We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community. (Dorothy Day)
- Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. (Dag Hammarskjold)
- Too much self-centered attitude, you see, brings, you see, isolation. Result: loneliness, fear, anger. The extreme self-centered attitude is the source of suffering. (Dalai Lama)
- Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. (Mother Teresa)
- I sought my father in the world of the black musician, because it contained wisdom, experience, sadness and loneliness. I was not ever interested in the music of boys. From my youngest years, I was interested in the music of men. (Eric Clapton)
Questions:
- Is there any difference between being alone and being lonely?
- We discussed positive thinking in the previous session. Is there anything positive about being lonely?
- What are the dire consequences of chronic loneliness?
- Is loneliness always the worst scenario? What could be worse than this?
- Discuss some techniques that can help those who are suffering from loneliness.
Questions about the Video File:
Please watch this video clip carefully and try to answer the following questions:
- Can getting married necessarily overcome your loneliness?
- Do you know the meaning of being ‘secluded’?
- How can you encourage yourself as a technique for handling your loneliness?
- Can learning English help you to deal with loneliness?
- What is the title of this strategy: “Be more active, rather than passive”?
- How can self-development lead to controlling your loneliness?
- Which label did the presenter use for helping others?
- What else can you add to the list in order to deal with loneliness?
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We are still waiting for your
We are still waiting for your questions on the topic of loneliness on which we can lay the foundation of the next session.
The teacher is not supposed to ask questions all the time. You can pose questions, too.
Being alone is a physical
Being alone is a physical state that there isn't anyone around us. But being lonely is an emotional state that there isn't any cheerful and pleasant feeling. Even we feel lonely is a crowd. Moving to new place, breaking up with a partner or close friend and rejection from a community where we've belonged to, may make us solitary. But we should be able to cope with loneliness to diminish dire consequences such as depression, emptiness and getting paralyzed by being lonely. In my point of view first of all we should identify the reason of our loneliness and afterward find a good solution to get rid of it. Above of all we should consider that loneliness is a normal feeling so sometimes it's necessary to be alone, have some meditation on our deeds and discover our abilities and potential to make a happy life. Anyway solitude is fine but we need someone to tell that solitude is fine.
In my idea there are some
In my idea there are some personality charactirstics that are more likely to experience loneliness, for example people who have more sensitive personality and those who are more sociable and extrovert people. People should fight with the sense of loneliness to find ways of success.
In my view the are some
In my view the are some people who are more likely to experience loneliness in their lives,people with sensitive personality and those who are more sociable as well as extroverted people. Do you think extrovert people are more in danger of loneliness than other people?
I cannot understand why you
I cannot understand why you think that extroverted people tend to be more lonely. I agree with the first part of your comment, saying that sensitive and introverted people are generally more lonely. Conversely, extroverted and sociable people love to be with others most of the time.
In my view,people with some
In my view,people with some special characteristics are more likely to experience loneliness in their lives.examples are people with sensitive personality or those who are more sociable as well as extrovert people.what do you think about it,are extroverted people more in danger of feeling loneliness than other people?
As I commented on your idea
As I commented on your idea above, I think introverted people are more sensitive than the extroverted. As a result, the former would normally feel more lonely.
Also extroverted people when
Also extroverted people when proven wrong or their authority taken over by other extroverted person will feel 'rejected' and result in lonliness in future ...
Introverts don't have many
Introverts don't have many friends. They have difficulty in communicating with new people. They refuse to share personal information with others.
So they are more extroverted people are in danger alone.
In my opinion Feeling
In resonse to are extroverted people more in danger of feeling loneliness than other people? In my opinion Feeling loneliness depends on how much a person feels emptiness and unhappiness in solitude . Therefore an extrovert might experience loneliness as much as introvert. The matter is the level of being satisfied and contented with life whether in loneliness or crowd- it's not up to personality type.
That's a complicated issue. I
That's a complicated issue. I personally presume that extroverted people can feel empty, but have a tendency to socialize with others, at the same time, which per se minimizes their loneliness. Sociability is the key here.
Extroverted people are more
Extroverted people are more personality conciouse , therefore when rejected they would equally find more hurt and lonley ...
In my opinion felling,most of
In my opinion felling,most of people have depression.but the messeure is defference.
It's better not to pay
It's better not to pay attention to negative issues, i.e. whether the majority of people are depressed or not. Instead, think about what you can do to stay happy.
To be positive and balanced
To be positive and balanced in mind is very important... One should be able to control - acceptance as well as rejection ... Its part of learning .
In my view sine extroverted
In my view sine extroverted people are more in need of being in contact with others and they are more happy if they are accepted by other people so they are more in danger because there are many people who don’t have positive personality and they don’t mind if their words or behaviors bother others; so extroverted people are likely to face with them and their feelings and personality are more breakable. They need to be accepted by others and need others to be satisfied in life. In contrast the introverted people feel something in themselves and they aren’t in need of others to be happy. They are more self-centered and somehow independent and they aren’t dependent on others’ approvals so people with negative attitudes and personality won’t bother them. In other words they may be physically lonely but in fact they don’t feel loneliness
Being alone means when you
Being alone means when you are alone and there's none around you physically but you may be happy and enjoy yourself, but being lonely means when you think there's none to understand you, to be with you, hear you and even if there are many people around you you will feel sad and can't enjoy your life. Everyone needs to be alone sometimes to spend time with themselves, think deeply about themselves or even not to do anything but I think being lonely sometimes isn't very good, it may cause depression although in some cases it works as a motivation.
Being lonely is a sense when
Being lonely is a sense when you are unhappy because of you are alone and you couldn't talk with another. I think, lonely is a sense that refered to alone, in the other hand, I think you might be alone but you don’t unhappy. Although, sometimes people need to free time and spend on time for himself/herself , after a couple years/months they will be so depressed and they will need to talk with other people.
First of all, let us take a
First of all, let us take a look at each words meaning. In my point of view alone has a physical meaning. It refers to someone who has no one around physically but lonely is about the feeling of being alone. As the matter of the fact being alone does’t mean loneliness. Another point worth noting is the negative impression of loneliness but being alone doesn’t have such negative impression. Many people claim that they are not alone and when you look closer you will find out they are true but if you dig more you can find a hole in each one’s heart that shows even if they are not alone but really feel lonely. Unfortunately we live in an age when many of us just care about ourselves and it makes all of us a lonely person although there are a lot of friends and family around. It is often said that being alone is harmful for our mental health but I can see a lot of advantages in being alone. For example I think when you are alone you have more time and you can do whatever you want without any worries of others. On the other hand you can live your life more freely with concentration of your favorite things. But you should not let it lead you to be a lonely person.