Kathleen Vallee - My Blog

According to me loneliness is an important social issue in our society where individualism and competition are strong.
We are great consumers of everything;
Goods (There's thousands of choice in products, in shops...)
Activities (digital, sporting...)
Beliefs (everyone could have their own and change depending of the moment and situation)
Even in relationship (We relate less on others and put more easily an end to our friendship when we meet difficulties.)

A lot of people, such as high school students (but anyone could) suffer from the loneliness because they don't know how to create strong relations with others.

We want (and need) so much to live with others. Humans need social time to develop and reach happiness. But thinking everything should be the most perfect we fear to go towards others.
The <>...? keep us from sharing with wonderful people.
(What if they don't want to see me? What if I make a fool of myself? What if they judge me? What if...)

Because loneliness could destroy self-esteem and hurt emotionally, we should care about what others are living and try to fight loneliness taking time each day for social activities.

I had been writing this blog entrie after I had create the commitment <> because it’s an important issue, that I’m (among others) suffering of.
Also, wanting to become a teacher in remedial education, I’ll be working with students with difficulties (they are the ones often suffering from discrimination). If I want to help them, I need to know well about this reality.
People of all ages, of all culture can feel lonely at one moment or another in their life, but we need people; to help us, to appreciate us, to share, to be happy…
«Loneliness is an emotion best shared» As Mike from Australia wrote on this site the 23 October’s of 2002.

According to the census made by Statistics Canada in 2006, 40% of the adults in Montreal live alone, while in Canada it’s 27 %. Those numbers had jumped of 7,6% in a five years period, and they are suppose to grow again in the years to come. Also in Quebec, 53% of the couples don’t have any children. This proves we have of relationship problem in our aging population.
According to me, social network could be a great way to fight loneliness, even if some people would say; those digital technologies destroy true relation. For some the anxiety to be with other people is toot strong so computer or phone could be a great alternative to their feeling of loneliness.

So in this idea digital network as TIG is a great way to make contact more easily.
You could find people sharing your interest and communicate with them without the fear of being judge for what superficial reality or having to see them again.
It easier this way, also there's no more borders but the language in those relations.

Thanks for reading