Summary: <a href="http://therecoveryshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/alone-not-lonely.jpg"></a>How were you lonely and sad? Is there a difference between loneliness and being alone? How has recovery helped to relieve these feelings?<br> Eric and Spencer explore loneliness, sadness, and recovery guided in part by these questions.<br> <br> * Definitions.<br> <br> * Sad, despair, isolated, grief, loss,<br> <br> <br> * How did you deal with (or not deal with) sadness before recovery?<br> <br> * What brought you sadness?<br> * What other emotions went with it?<br> * How did you act?<br> <br> <br> * When were you lonely?<br> <br> * What other emotions went with it?<br> * What was your “self-talk” when you were lonely?<br> * How did you act?<br> <br> <br> * How has your recovery changed this?<br> * How is being lonely different from being alone?<br> * Did you used to resist being alone?<br> * How has that changed?<br> <br> We made reference to a couple of articles from Psychology Today.<br> <a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-art-closeness/201602/the-surprising-antidote-loneliness%3famp">The Surprising Antidote to Loneliness</a><br> <a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/blog/compassion-matters/201507/the-value-sadness%3famp">The Value of Sadness</a><br> A previous episode on <a href="/65">Hope (episode 65)</a> was mentioned.<br> Please call us at 734-707-8795 or email <a title="Send us mail" href="mailto:feedback@therecoveryshow.com">feedback@therecoveryshow.com</a> with your questions or experience, strength and hope. Or just leave a comment right here.<br> <br> Music from the show<br> Smokey Robinson and the Miracles: The Tears of a Clown<br> <br> Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa: Scared to be Lonely<br> <br> Train: I'm about to come Alive<br> <br> Our “bumper” music is Teleportationism by Mad Hugs. Our thanks to the artist for permission to use it.<br> <a href="http://madhugs.bandcamp.com/album/mad-hugs-whale">Mad Hugs – Whale by Mad Hugs</a><br>
