The Daily Om touches on an interesting issue today: depression v. seclusion. I often feel the need to be alone, especially away from modern devices of communication. But seclusion is difficult to achieve in the workplace, while depression seems fairly common:

There are times in our lives when withdrawing from our social obligations and taking some time to be alone is necessary to rejuvenate our energy and renew our connection to ourselves. However, there are also times when withdrawal is a red flag, indicating an underlying sense of depression or some other problem. We may not even have consciously decided to isolate ourselves but wake up one day to find that we have been spending most of our time alone.

These days I actually wish I had more alone time, but I’ve always felt that things at work run in cycles and that soon enough, I’ll have plenty of alone time.