Loneliness is hitting different now
Before kids I never felt lonely even when I was alone. Now I'm around my family all day but feel completely isolated. My wife is exhausted, kids need constant attention, I work from home. There's this weird thing where you can be surrounded by people and still feel totally alone. Anyone else experiencing this? What helps?
This hits hard. I think it's because before kids you could choose your alone time, you know? Now you're surrounded but it's a different kind of contact. Everyone needs something from you and that's isolating in its own way. Have you tried just taking like 30 minutes for yourself to do something totally alone? Not scrolling, just being.