Social Isolation Schema

This schema involves feeling isolated from the rest of the world, different from other people, and not part of any group or community.

You might have this schema if you frequently experience:

• Feeling like an outsider in most social situations
• Believing you're fundamentally different from others
• Avoiding social gatherings due to feeling disconnected
• Having difficulty forming close friendships
• Feeling like you don't belong anywhere

Here are some common ways social isolation schema shows up in daily life:

• •Feeling like you don't fit in even with people who like you
• •Believing "nobody would understand me"
• •Preferring isolation over risking rejection
• •Feeling alien or disconnected from humanity

Social Isolation Schema often co-occurs with these other schemas: