I just finished a wonderful novella called A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers that resonates with this post in a few ways. It's a very quick single-sitting sort of read, so I won't spoil anything by saying why it resonates, but I recommend checking it out.
Nice post. I've been in therapy most of my adult life, most of the time with a very helpful therapist who well embodies the traits you outlined in the list here. I feel my therapist has never directly helped my loneliness, but instead has given me the space and feedback i needed to make changes that would help me address it in my life and how I approach relationships and jobs. It works for loneliness if you do the work in and out of session, but in and of itself it won't do much.
Absolutely. My therapist doesn’t make me less lonely either. He’s helped me see that I am lonely sometimes and offers suggestions for how to feel less lonely in the world. He’s helped me take risks that have led to closer friendships with some and leaving others behind.
This post resonants deeply with me especially around the idea that a poly lifestyle is an iteration of the community each of us needs to reach higher in Maslow’s model.
Also, Colt-Coeur produced a play /Polylogues/ which was taken from a series of interviews (21?) with poly experiences (in part intersecting with queerness) which touched on the limitations of strict Monogamy and well-being.
I just finished a wonderful novella called A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers that resonates with this post in a few ways. It's a very quick single-sitting sort of read, so I won't spoil anything by saying why it resonates, but I recommend checking it out.
Nice post. I've been in therapy most of my adult life, most of the time with a very helpful therapist who well embodies the traits you outlined in the list here. I feel my therapist has never directly helped my loneliness, but instead has given me the space and feedback i needed to make changes that would help me address it in my life and how I approach relationships and jobs. It works for loneliness if you do the work in and out of session, but in and of itself it won't do much.
Absolutely. My therapist doesn’t make me less lonely either. He’s helped me see that I am lonely sometimes and offers suggestions for how to feel less lonely in the world. He’s helped me take risks that have led to closer friendships with some and leaving others behind.
This post resonants deeply with me especially around the idea that a poly lifestyle is an iteration of the community each of us needs to reach higher in Maslow’s model.
Also, Colt-Coeur produced a play /Polylogues/ which was taken from a series of interviews (21?) with poly experiences (in part intersecting with queerness) which touched on the limitations of strict Monogamy and well-being.
https://www.polyloguesplay.com/about