Epidemic of loneliness... And for many it's not as easy as just connecting with friends and/or family... Identity loneliness is very real... It's where your identity is not validated by the people around you... So you could be surrounded by people and yet feel like there's no one around, no one to connect to, no one that gets you...
There was a time in my life where I didn't fit in anywhere and that may explain why I started to go down a path I probably shouldn't have...
http://psychologytoday.com/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201409/is-marijuana-the-cure-loneliness
Hits hard.
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