The Science: Why Loneliness Hurts
Loneliness isn't just an emotion—it's a physical stress response. Research shows that chronic loneliness activates the same brain regions as physical pain and can have serious health impacts over time, affecting everything from sleep to immune function.
Humans evolved as social creatures, so feelings of disconnection trigger a survival alarm in the body. This stress response can make it harder to reach out and connect, creating a cycle that deepens loneliness.
How Tapping Addresses Loneliness
Tapping calms the nervous system while you acknowledge feelings of loneliness and isolation. This reduces the stress response that makes connection feel hard. Many people discover that by becoming a friend to themselves first, they feel less alone—and more able to connect with others. As one user put it: "I am never alone if I am with my best friend."
Real Results of Finding Connection
Karen
"Such a beautiful session for releasing loneliness."
Pamela
"This meditation comforts the aloneness I've felt from childhood trauma. I'm now 80 and still healing."
Lillian
"How quickly the tears of loneliness were replaced by the warmth of hearing the words 'be a friend to yourself.' I am never alone if I am with my best friend."
Jessica expressed ideas that I hadn't thought of before or that I didn't believe. During the Tapping these ideas all made sense.
Shirley, discovering new perspectives
Maureen
"Thank you for this session, it helped me to understand that it is okay to feel lonely, and to feel the feelings. It helps me to choose a different behavior, understanding that I am okay, and I can go and live my day differently than I did in the past when I was lonely... gives me hope!"
Linda
"I am starting to love and accept myself with this meditation. This is a welcomed experience—wow!"
Natasha
"Wow I was not expecting that. Such wise words, a revelation and such beautiful sentiment."
Loneliness vs. Being Alone
It's possible to feel lonely in a crowd and peaceful while alone. Loneliness is about disconnection—from yourself, from others, from a sense of belonging. Some of the loneliest people are surrounded by others but feel unseen.
Tapping addresses the feeling of loneliness itself, whether you're physically alone or just feel that way. It helps you reconnect with yourself first, which often opens the door to deeper connection with others.
This is a Godsend during this pandemic. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I thank my God often for this app and your presence in my life. Keep Tapping and sharing your love.
Keisha, finding comfort during isolation
When Loneliness Runs Deep
For some, loneliness stems from childhood experiences—feeling unseen, abandoned, or different. One user at 80 years old shared that she's still healing from childhood trauma. Another realized that her loneliness was connected to feeling like a "misfit" her whole life.
Deep loneliness often requires patience and repetition. The session may need to be done multiple times, and each time can peel back another layer. Progress might be gradual, but many find that even small shifts bring relief.
Deatria
"This was a fabulous Tapping session. It was really cool because I naturally came to statements evolving and transforming what I was experiencing! I would say a transforming statement and really feel it, right before Jessica said a similar thing!"
Connecting with Yourself First
The most profound insight many people have during this session is that connection starts within. When you become a friend to yourself—accepting, compassionate, present—you're never truly alone.
From this foundation of self-connection, reaching out to others becomes easier. The desperation lifts, the fear of rejection softens, and genuine connection becomes possible.
Ready to Release Loneliness?
Try the Releasing Loneliness session in the app—used by over 34,000 people.