In a world of social media where everyone else seems to be constantly gallivanting with their SO’s and BFF’s, it’s easy to feel lonely sometimes. Learning to be alone isn’t something that you’re taught at school. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. It’s a skill that we acquire through various life experiences, those inevitable break ups of relationships and friendships, moving homes and starting new jobs. In your twenties, it’s something that you’re going to experience quite a lot.

Sure, it’s easy enough to binge on SATC and watch Carrie and co constantly in eachothers company. It’s easy enough to scroll through Instagram and see the world having fun without you. Were all guilty of these traits, but it’ll only leave you resenting that time you chose work over socialising, or even worse, downloading Tindr for company (shudders). A lot of the time, the root of the problem for loneliness is constantly comparing our lives with everyone else’s. But in reality, there’s a helluva lot of benefits to spending time by yourself, despite what those 90’s sitcoms might otherwise suggest.

Spending time alone is not only great for your mental health and some TLC (trust me, who doesn’t need a night off sometimes), but it’s the best way to get know you. When was the last time you spent time alone that wasn’t working or studying? When was the last time you took a moment to figure out what you want in life? Heck, when was the last time you ate a meatfeast with Netflix and dgaf about anything? If the answer is that you can’t remember, then you need to take some chill time boo.

So turn off your phone, take some part time classes, enjoy your hobbies and go to the gym. The key to spending time alone is to do anything and everything that makes you happy. And trust me, whilst your learning to love your own company, the world will wait for you.

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