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What is the difference between isolation and loneliness?

Profile: BeyondEmpathy
BeyondEmpathy on Sep 27, 2016
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For me isolation is being alone and not having people in which you can be with or turn too. Loneliness can as people often say happen in a room full of people. Each can be hugely difficult painful and upsetting. Though doesnt have to be faced alone. Listeners are here to support you here at 7 cups if youd like to talk about this :)
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Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Sep 30, 2016
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When you're lonely, you can be alone or surrounded by people. Isolation is when you're completely alone.
Profile: Jackalope1998
Jackalope1998 on Oct 2, 2016
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That's a big question. I feel like loneliness has more sadness to it than simply being isolated. Isolation could be based in anger or even a sense of pride. Of course, it doesn't have to be bad.
Profile: Laks1
Laks1 on Oct 6, 2016
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Isolation is moving away from everything and everyone while loneliness is the thought of not having anything or anyone. Usually isolation leads to loneliness
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 7, 2016
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Isolation is when you are being left out of something and you are forced to be alone. Loneliness is when you feel like you have no one to talk to even when you're in a group of people.
Profile: Chantelly121
Chantelly121 on Oct 10, 2016
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Isolation is when a person is cut off from people, either by choice or by force. Loneliness is when a person seeks meaningful human interaction, however they do not feel they have the amount to feel involved or accepted
Profile: bbvvv
bbvvv on Oct 12, 2016
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Isolated is a situation when you are deliberately cut off from some group members or society or peer group. Isolation may or may not lead to loneliness. Loneliness is a situation when you don't have any close one. Loneliness can exist even if you are surrounded by friends or family but from inside you still feel lonely.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 19, 2016
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"Isolation" is physically disconnected from society. "Loneliness" is just not having found your group of people yet.
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Anonymous on Oct 20, 2016
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Isolation have a cause, it's a fact. Loneliness is a feeling. You can be isolated without feeling lonely and feel lonely as soon as you leave your friends and aren't isolated yourself at all.
Profile: ChinaRose
ChinaRose on Oct 21, 2016
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In my experience, the difference between isolation and loneliness is that isolation is when you do it to yourself as a coping mechanism, and loneliness is a result of too much isolation. I've isolated because of long bouts of depression and severe anxiety. and it seems like the longer I isolate, the worse the loneliness gets. When you're lost and in the darkness of depression, it feels like you don't want to inflict yourself on anybody, so you just ball up and stay away from everyone. All it does is create more loneliness. It's a terrible cycle, and hard to break.
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