Unwanted Loneliness, Support Networks, and Mental Health as a Right

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There is a solitude we choose. The kind we seek to breathe, to listen to ourselves, to process our experiences. This solitude—desired, conscious—can even be healthy: an intimate space where we can rediscover calm, creativity, and meaning. The problem arises when solitude ceases to be a refuge and becomes an imposed destiny. When it is not a pause, but abandonment. When there is no choice, but a lack of connection, time, resources, and community.