Abandoned by My Self: Forms of Self-Rejection

Loneliness is usually defined as a feeling of lacking expected social relationships, being abandoned or being rejected by others. However, there is also the loneliness of self-rejection. There can be no deeper form of loneliness than being abandoned by one’s own self. In this article, I analyse what...

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Main Author: Małgorzata Wałejko
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Language:English
Published: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://apcz.umk.pl/PCh/article/view/58331
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description Loneliness is usually defined as a feeling of lacking expected social relationships, being abandoned or being rejected by others. However, there is also the loneliness of self-rejection. There can be no deeper form of loneliness than being abandoned by one’s own self. In this article, I analyse what self-rejection is, how it is demonstrated and what forms it can take. I illustrate the ethical aspect of the phenomenon and propose the direction of possible intervention.
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spelling doaj-art-ce85f48af527480ab691bb55083a4bcd2025-02-10T09:13:01ZengNicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńPaedagogia Christiana1505-68722451-19512025-01-0154212714610.12775/PCh.2024.02054025Abandoned by My Self: Forms of Self-RejectionMałgorzata Wałejkohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1979-0001Loneliness is usually defined as a feeling of lacking expected social relationships, being abandoned or being rejected by others. However, there is also the loneliness of self-rejection. There can be no deeper form of loneliness than being abandoned by one’s own self. In this article, I analyse what self-rejection is, how it is demonstrated and what forms it can take. I illustrate the ethical aspect of the phenomenon and propose the direction of possible intervention.https://apcz.umk.pl/PCh/article/view/58331self-rejectionlonelinessself-loveself-respectself-compassion
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Abandoned by My Self: Forms of Self-Rejection
Paedagogia Christiana
self-rejection
loneliness
self-love
self-respect
self-compassion
title Abandoned by My Self: Forms of Self-Rejection
title_full Abandoned by My Self: Forms of Self-Rejection
title_fullStr Abandoned by My Self: Forms of Self-Rejection
title_full_unstemmed Abandoned by My Self: Forms of Self-Rejection
title_short Abandoned by My Self: Forms of Self-Rejection
title_sort abandoned by my self forms of self rejection
topic self-rejection
loneliness
self-love
self-respect
self-compassion
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