Hey there, fellow survivor & thriver!

If you are feeling lonely right now, please know that you are not alone.

The reason why I put this series together is because I know what it is like. After surviving my own toxic relationships, I found myself quite alone – and sometimes, very lonely.

In fact, loneliness is a topic that is very close to my heart because I have been through the depths of empty, meaningless feelings many times and I am not new to that kind of feeling.

I have felt every gripping moment of it. The long, long hours which seems like days, the lonely nights where I weep in silence, drenching my pillow salty with tears, the lack of desire to face the next day and the thought of wanting to end it all!

It doesn’t matter if you have a girlfriend/boyfriend, husband or wife. No matter how close you are with them, there are parts of you that they just don’t understand! The pain doesn’t fade after confiding with your best friend, your group of buddies, or even your counselor! Nobody seems to understand you yet you want them to feel your pain.

I empathize with you, my friend. I truly do.

But I have good news for all of us lonely hearts out there. I have survived through and I have a way to solve it if not ease the pain at least.

My stories and writings in this series aim to accomplish a few things:

• Understanding the theory behind loneliness to better understand yourself
• Understanding the feelings associated with loneliness
• Developing a healthy feeling of love to help you overcome problems
• Practical steps to break the lonely cycle
• Replace the feeling of loneliness with healthy thoughts

It is my sincere wish that after you go through this series, you will be better equipped to cope with loneliness. Even if you don’t feel lonely, maybe you know someone who is. Then, you can use information to help them and make their world a better place.

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Angela Atkinson

Angela Atkinson is a Certified Life Coach and the author of more than 20 books on narcissism, narcissistic abuse recovery and related topics. A recognized expert on narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder who has studied and written extensively on narcissistic relationships since 2006, Atkinson was inspired to begin her work as a result of having survived toxic relationships of her own.

Atkinson offers trauma-informed coaching and has certifications in life coaching, level 2 therapeutic model, CBT coaching, integrative wellness coaching, and NLP. She is a certified trauma support coach and certified family trauma professional. She also has a professional PTSD counseling certification. Her mission is to help those who have experienced the emotional and mental devastation that comes with narcissistic abuse in these incredibly toxic relationships to (re)discover their true selves, stop the gaslighting and manipulation and move forward into their genuine desires – into a life that is exactly what they choose for themselves.

Along with her solution-focused life coaching experience, Atkinson’s previous career in journalism and research helps her to offer both accurate and understandable information for survivors of abuse in a simple-to-understand way that helps to increase awareness in the narcissistic abuse recovery community. Atkinson founded QueenBeeing.com Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Support, the SPANily Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Support Groups and the Life Makeover Academy. In her life coaching practice, Atkinson’s clients enjoy her personalized approach that allows and encourages them to become the best possible versions of themselves and to succeed in doing what they love most. She offers individual and group coaching for victims and survivors of narcissistic abuse at NarcissisticAbuseRecovery.Online and NarcissismSupportCoach.com.