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How to know if rural isolation is healthy solitude or problematic loneliness

I live in a beautiful mountain town but the isolation is getting to me, and I can't tell if I need community or if I'm just not cut out for this much quiet.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The line between chosen solitude and imposed isolation often becomes clear only after we've crossed it, leaving us to distinguish between different kinds of alone.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined relationship with place?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.