Pure Desire Podcast 119 - Isolation
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Oct 15, 2019 The podcast explores the concept of isolation and its connection to avoidance. It discusses the harmful effects of isolation and avoidance, and offers strategies for breaking free from it. The importance of community and connection is emphasized, as well as the impact of isolation on relationships. Listeners are encouraged to identify and overcome isolation in their lives.
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Isolation Is Avoidance
- Isolation is essentially avoidance, often to evade painful or difficult emotions or situations.
- It can be physical withdrawal or emotional disengagement even while physically present with others.
Isolation Roots in Shame and Fear
- Isolation stems from self-protection, often driven by shame and fear.
- Emotional avoidance precedes physical withdrawal, requiring deeper emotional addressing to change.
We Are Made for Connection
- Humans are created for relationship; isolation counters this fundamental design.
- Despite this, we sometimes withdraw due to pain, shame, or avoidance.