Oct
11
2009
Why Isolation Is So Bad
Author: siggyThe isolation you impose on yourself is bad because the problems you face become inflated. When you break your silence and share your problems with trusted friends, you gain more of a proper perspective of your problems.
When you go beyond the borders of your house and mix with others, you usually find out others are also dealing with difficulties sometimes even worse than yours.
My favorite Norman Vincent Peal anecdote is when he was once walking with a acquaintance and this person ranted and railed about all the difficulties he was undergoing.
Norman interrupted the person in the middle of his conversation and asked him, “Do you want to know where you can go where you will no longer have problems?” And the person exhorted him to tell him that immediately and Norman simply pointed to the ground.
Sometimes we forget difficulties are just normal state of affairs and we need someone to remind us of that fact. Isolating yourself prevents you, often, from finding this elementary fact.
When you connect with someone and suddenly during the course of the conversation you find this out there is often a sigh of relief from you.
Life is full of problems and worries and concerns and it is important to find out yours are really not that unique and all are part and parcel of being alive.
