That Firefly·6 hours agoMy broken heart and a rainbow 🌈 lifeMy broken heart and a rainbow 🌈 life I have been living with a broken heart a long time now, like many of us. Smiling and saying all is okay… knowing that is not. Hiding secrets that not everyone could deal with… child abuse, domestic abuse, abuse… so much abuse…Isolation2 min readIsolation2 min read
Rana_RTA402·3 hours agoUnsocial Media: How Social Media is Isolating UsAddiction: the condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity. We hear the word “addict” or “addiction”, and we usually refer to it as drug use. However, we are missing something that is in front of us all the time, and that is social media. Without knowing or…Isolation5 min readIsolation5 min read
Dr. Cynthia J. Hickman·20 hours agoYour Proactive Caregiver Advocate: Dr. Cynthia Speaks!Topic: Isolation While Caregiving Times Two! I am very intentional when blogging. Much of what I have learned either through my professional career or caregiving experiences, hope is, that the knowledge will help all who read my work. I stand on the premise that it is vital that lived- experiences…Isolation3 min readIsolation3 min read
Sudha Nandagopal·5 days agoDifferences are far more important than sameness in change workThings used to be far simpler. When I was growing up, my world was much smaller than it is today. Having internet in homes hadn’t become widespread, for one. …Isolation4 min readIsolation4 min read
Margarida AfonsoinUnleash Your Best Self·4 days agoMember-onlyWhat if Your Room Was Your World? The Secret Lives of Hikikomori, Japan’s Social ReclusesIn Japan, a phenomenon known as “hikikomori” has become a growing concern in recent years. Hikikomori are people who choose to isolate themselves from society for extended periods of time. Hikikomori individuals are often referred to as “modern hermits. These individuals typically shut themselves off from the outside world and…Isolation4 min readIsolation4 min read
comfort eboigbeinILLUMINATION·4 days agoIsolated (2)Someone once told me that no plan survives first contact with reality… — Doctors call it hormonal imbalance or maybe menorrhagia. It started right after I moved here. My body had always been pretty sensitive to weather changes. I figured it was just adjusting to the changing environment. Until I didn’t bleed for three months, followed by a month of heavy, strength-sucking bleeding. It has…Isolation4 min readIsolation4 min read
Paul Neelon·5 days agoYESYES I wish I had answered YES Back then To one of the only three That asked and tried Instead I would hope To be a better man And find the woman That answers YES The countless years Have floated by Like leaves Upon the stream And all I ever got Was NO LEAVE ME ALONE I WILL CALL THE POLICE I wish I had found Just one To sing with One song along the way I used the lies Of poetry And sketches Of pale beautyIsolation1 min readIsolation1 min read
Katharine ValentinoinThe Memoirist·6 days agoMember-onlyHome is Where Our Hearts Are NowNo more music festivals or wine and cheese jamborees for us — When COVID-19 vaccines first became available in Oregon, back in December 2020, I decided I wouldn’t get one. That year, I’d given in to medical opinion and gotten a flu shot for the first time in years — and almost immediately had come down with a case of flu that…Isolation4 min readIsolation4 min read
Collin Hillberry·Mar 14Relapse:I look around, but who’s to blame? I look in the mirror, but he looks at me the same.With every blink, I am right back there. A kid all alone just pulling his hair. Too anxious to eat, too drained to sleep. Every blink a memory too dark to share…Isolation4 min readIsolation4 min read
Dr. Akbar Zikria, DO·Mar 14Building a Spiritual PracticeIn these times of disconnection and isolation, a spiritual practice is imperative as it helps us reconnect As I speak to my patient regarding our corporate wellness centers’ closure , I realize how vital our clinic was in helping our patients build a connection and small community outside of their…Isolation5 min readIsolation5 min read
