Feeling Wheel
What feeling isolated is like
Feeling isolated means being cut off from others, by distance, illness, circumstances or your own withdrawal. Days can pass with little real contact.
Isolated or lonely?
Isolated describes being cut off. Lonely is the sadness that can come with it. Read more about feeling lonely.
Finding isolated on the feelings wheel
On the Feeling Wheel, isolated sits in the Alone group. Start in the middle of the wheel with alone, then move outwards to isolated. If it's close but not quite right, the other alone words below may fit better. It's also normal to feel more than one thing at once.
Other words in the Alone group
Alone words describe distance from other people, whether you chose it or not.
- Withdrawn Feeling the desire to avoid social contact
- Rejected Feeling refused or dismissed by others
- Excluded Feeling denied access to a place, group, or privilege
- Abandoned Feeling left completely alone
- Vulnerable Feeling exposed to harm
- Persecuted Feeling unfairly targeted or mistreated
- Lonely Feeling sad due to lack of companionship
- Alienated Feeling separated or estranged from others
Name what you're feeling
Feeling Wheel puts all 118 of these words on one wheel. Tap the ones that fit, add a note if you like, and see your patterns over time. Free on iPhone and Android.