Feelings of isolation can eat away at you today, causing you to become distracted and frustrated. Your first impulse may be to seek out the company of people you believe have the power to ease your loneliness. Before you do so, however, consider that your intense desire for companionship may be indicative of some other, wholly unrelated need or issue. This can be the perfect time to mull over your feelings, as your inability to enjoy the pleasures solitude usually affords can help you better understand your existence as it stands right now. If you find you are simply bored today, then reach out to someone you trust for camaraderie.

When we feel lonely, our first impulse is often to rush into the presence of those individuals we believe are capable of curing our isolation. Yet the feelings that prompt us to seek the company of others may have something valuable to tell us about ourselves, our circumstances, or our present state of mind. To stop and listen to the message embedded in our loneliness is to acknowledge that we seldom feel anything without cause. The discoveries we make as we examine our intense desire for stimulation and social interaction can help us put our solitude into a more thoughtful perspective. We may even choose to remain apart from others for some time so that we can better understand the emotions unfolding within us. The sense of isolation plaguing you today will become something far more profound when looked at from a critical perspective.