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Sometimes It’s Okay to Be Alone
from Being whole pdf
your support group know these boundaries and that they should never cross them.
You might also have boundaries for some people that don’t exist for others. For example, you might have some people in your life that do not support your religion or spiritual life because theirs might be different. In this case, you might not share your spiritual journey with them, but rather than just the mental and physical aspects of your journey to be whole.
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Sometimes It’s Okay to Be Alone
You don’t always have to be around people though. Sometimes you need space to be alone with your thoughts and emotions. Even though you have talked through your problems with people before, you might want to still take time to think about them alone too.
The easiest way to think about is that solitude is okay, but isolation is not. Solitude just means you have chosen to spend time alone. Isolation means you have cut people out of your life or pushed people away.
Solitude is okay when it’s voluntary and when you still have positive relationships in your life that you can turn to when times get difficult. You will also have social groups to interact with