Aesthetic Loneliness Posts on Social Media and Realities
We spoke with Expert Clinical Psychologist M. Yasin Çakıroğlu about the perception of loneliness on social media and the differences between physical loneliness and emotional loneliness.
While aesthetic posts about loneliness are on the rise on social media, the fine line between being able to be alone and feeling lonely was discussed with Expert Clinical Psychologist M. Yasin Çakıroğlu.
Is Loneliness a Need?
Experts state that instead of defining loneliness directly as a need, it is more accurate to evaluate it as an emotion related to the need for social bonding.
The Balance of Being Alone
What is healthy is neither constantly socializing nor remaining completely alone. The important thing is to establish a balance between social relationships and the need to be by oneself.
The Aesthetic Perception of Social Media
Although living alone is presented very attractively on social media, this situation may conceal the challenging aspects of life and fail to reflect the full reality of loneliness.
Physical Loneliness and Emotional Loneliness
Living alone physically and feeling lonely emotionally are different from one another; a person can feel lonely even in crowds.