Have you ever just felt so alone? It really gets to you, it feels like you can’t open up to anyone in a way that makes you seem vulnerable. Maybe it’s something others don’t understand or just not interested in.
Why is it that men in general are the ones that feel the loneliest without being open to talk about how they feel? Do we think this can be a looked in as a weakness? Do we feel that judgment could come and we don’t want to see vulnerable or “weak”? Maybe it’s the amount of expectations others have of us or simply those expectations we place on ourselves.
The truth is even in family you feel that way, it’s not about love or anything like that, but it’s the fear of bringing up feelings where the other simply just doesn’t understand or simply the fear it could cause with being looked down on.
I’ve always been a positive person, have a positive mindset and have navigated the worst downs of my life alone, maybe that’s why these feelings come and go but never really make much of an impact because I think I’m mentally strong to manage any adversity that has come my way or just mental tough to shrug it off and keep moving on.
Probably not the healthiest way of dealing with an issue but for me it works, I guess the only thing I miss is being able to talk to someone in full trust that they would listen and not judge, that they could relate and give insightful feedback on personal experience or simply just being open and vulnerable to share their side.
I also guess it’s a problem when you are in leadership, it gets very lonely at the top. You spend hours a day with a group of people that you are meant to lead, manage, develop, inspire and bring together for a common vision. At the same time you have to separate yourself from them and not get to know them in a very personal level and keep a professional at all times.
So you are at work 10-12 hours a day go home and you don’t want to talk about it because you don’t want to add stress to others how do you deal with this aspect of life? I guess trying to find some comfort in self that you are doing the best you can despite all being thrown your way and still manage to put up a smile whenever it’s required.
I know not my best, but we will rise and all orders will be back in place.