lonliness – Nicole Herron Writes

Worst/Best Job Ever

Sep 26, 2025

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in aging, anxiety, depression, family, journaling, lonliness, mental health, mother worry, parenting, social anxiety, triggers

I understand that a parent’s job is to help their child become independent. They need to be able to go out into the world and function all on their own. You know you’ve done a good job when they leave you, and break your heart. I realized the last few years that I’d done a…

Feeling adrift

Jul 27, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, author, depression, family, grief, journaling, lonliness, mental health, parenting, social anxiety, time anxiety, volunteering, vulnerability, Writer’s Journey, writing

I’ve journaled before about my concern regarding knowing who I am once my children leave the nest. I’ve made it a goal to find who I am apart from their mom. Without a job title that was easily definable, I was searching for a new title. I thought Author would be a good fit. And…

Fighting Lonliness

Apr 21, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, cognitive distortions, introvert, journaling, routine, shame, social anxiety, vulnerability

Last week when I mentioned not knowing what I should be doing while I wait for beta reader feedback, Sage posed the question “Why do you need to fill your days with doing?“ It didn’t take long for me to figure out that why. Without writing occupying most of my time and brain power, I’ve…

Daily Tarot – 1/15/2025

Jan 16, 2025

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, friendship, hope, INFJ, introvert, intuition, journaling, personality, social anxiety, Tarot

Question: Where do friendships fit into my life? How do I nurture them? Something I’ve struggled with most of my life, and even more so this past year, is friendship. It’s not that I don’t have friends, I just frequently feel alone with no one to turn to. After my best friend passed a year…

Cultivating Friendships

Sep 25, 2024

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, church, cognitive distortions, friendship, hope, introvert, journaling, social anxiety, vulnerability

Making (and keeping) friends is hard. But maybe I’ve found an in?

Prayer Answered?

Aug 20, 2024

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Niki Herron

in aging, anxiety, exercise, extrovert, Faith, friendship, INFJ, introvert, journaling, social anxiety

Yesterday I wrote about feeling lonely and missing having a close friend and how hard it is to meet new people. Now, I’ve written about that on more than one occasion with no change, but if you look close enough, you can almost always find God’s hands in your life. I’ve been attending a water…

New Driver Anxiety

Aug 19, 2024

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Niki Herron

in aging, anxiety, church, friendship, grief, introvert, journaling, lessons, parenting, perfectionism, social anxiety

I know that teaching a teen to drive causes anxiety in the vast majority of parents, regardless of their general level of anxiety on a daily basis. Then there’s me. Yes, I have anxiety about their driving. But even more than that, I have anxiety about my ability to not just teach them, but hide…

FREEDOM!!!!!

Apr 30, 2024

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, exercise, exposure therapy, family, friendship, introvert, journaling, lessons, parenting, perfectionism, routine, social anxiety, vulnerability

After an entire month of being confined to my home unless I could bum a ride off of someone, I am FREE! Yesterday I had my follow up with the orthopedist and he said I could start driving again and walk without the boot. He did say I might find my foot/ankle getting tired and…

Reluctant lessons

Apr 15, 2024

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Niki Herron

in anxiety, cognitive distortions, family, friendship, grief, journaling, lessons, parenting, social anxiety, vulnerability

As a teacher and librarian, I believe in life-long learning. I have often used the phrase “First Attempt in Learning” when teaching students that it’s okay to fail as long as you learn from the mistakes. Sometimes life throws lessons your way without warning. And usually they are the lessons we least want to learn. …

Tag: lonliness

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