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QUILT OF LONELINESS GALLERY

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Draw Your Loneliness

Being alone is like being stuck in a box
Breaking up / falling out of love
CRY
I just stay in bed. maybe cry
I felt the loneliest when lockdown first happened
When i'm alone and in a good mood, I listen to music and dance
Sometimes I draw or write when i feel lonely
Being alone is like being in an infinite space, helpless, disconnected, alienated from the surrounding environment, but deeply trapped in my own mood.
Being alone is like being in an infinite space, helpless, disconnected, alienated from the surrounding environment, but deeply trapped in my own mood.
I miss human connection.
That’s how I feel when reflecting on the past year.
I’m tired of watching my screen all the time.
To me, loneliness is feeling trapped, isolated, and cold. I picture myself as a numb, unhappy ball that sits alone in a room radiating unhappy emotions through my mind overthinking and dwelling. While I can escape, I choose not to, only making the loneliness worse.
I feel loneliness when Im watch tv just to fill time
I feel loneliness when Im stuck with my anxious in the middle of the night
When I'm lonely you almost feel left out; like everyone else is similar and into the same things and you’re the small outlier that doesn’t fit in. Almost floating around by yourself while others go about not noticing you.
I don't feel lonely that frequently, but when I start to feel it, it comes like a big wave. Especially, when I just came to Canada without my family and old friends, It was hard to get over the loneliness by myself. But now I know how to deal with it, so sometimes I can surf with this big wave and release it.
feeling lonely, it's hard to find intimacy and strength within myself but i try