what causes fear of loneliness?
Fear of loneliness may be caused by one of the following reasons: • bad memory of a loneliness experience: if you had a time where you were a loner at any point in your life, and if you didn’t like that experience then most probably this experience will be printed in your mind and you may end up doing your best to avoid being alone not to experience the same feelings again • using social relations as an escapement: some people try not to be alone and to stick to social groups in order to forget about their problems, I am not talking about people who try to solve their problems then escape every now and then in order to get a relief, I am talking about people who escape solving their problems without trying to solve them. • socializing for unmet needs:if you were lacking self confidence and if you were rejected many times before you may end up socializing most of your time only to get social approval in order to compensate for your unmet social needs.
