Alone isn’t Lonely.

Every now and then, I want to be alone. I need it. The world can be sometimes overwhelming and being alone can help.

Sitting on my bed, eyes closed, listening to soft music. What a bliss! Just me and my thoughts, the soothing feeling of not having to pretend. Letting my guards down and just being. No need to talk. No need to live up to anybody's expectations.

Oh, how calm that makes me feel! How relaxed!

But people don't see it that way. They think: "Being alone is so depressing!" But they're wrong. Alone doesn't mean lonely.

When you're lonely, you feel abandoned. You don't have anybody around to make you feel better. Lonely is dark. It's a hole you're falling in, desperate and so, so sorrowful.

Alone is different. You can be alone and not feel lonely. Just as you can be lonely when surrounded by people. Alone is a state. Lonely is a feeling.

I'm not lonely.

I love being alone.