Loneliness is a fundamental and integral part of human existence. Immersing yourself in the hectic work environment or busy social life, spending time with the close ones or acquiring new friends does not guarantee you always feel needed and loved. A state like this may remind you of sad situations, which may be bearable, but sometimes loneliness gets very painful due to many reasons, such as staying away from home, or when you stop being friends with someone close or leaving a relationship.

There is no single painkiller that can instantly cure this feeling, but there are different tools you can use to help yourself feel better and be more stable when feeling lonely, and meditation is one of them. Let’s see how it works.

Get ready for many “you.” Your loneliness is solely your feeling, supported by the mix of your conscious and subconscious thoughts that you are alone. They may reflect the objective reality or not. Therefore you may feel lonely being surrounded by many friends or feel fine when spending time alone with yourself. The main point is this feeling, together with thoughts, are INSIDE you, and working with them takes place INSIDE. This INSIDE is often a mess, composed of your true desires, misbeliefs, fears, and prejudices. Cleaning up this mess is not always easy, but meditation could help by bringing your focus to your true needs and emotions and dispel dark thoughts. Thus, it helps you create your own and very necessary source of support.

It is a fact that meditation generates changes in brain functioning, and research proves meditation reduces the feeling of loneliness and increases the general well-being of an individual. With regular practice, you will ease the feeling of loneliness, feel more grateful towards those who surround you and, eventually, realize you are not alone.