Pleased to share my article published on Mental Health Today, an online magazine of Pavilion Publishing. I hope it will help a little bit to get through these difficult times. Wishing everyone a peaceful holiday season, and don't be afraid to reach out if you are struggling. You are not alone, even if we may be more atomised than usual. As Dr Irvin Yalom wrote, “we see the lights of other ships, we cannot reach them, but their presence, the light of these ships, and their tragic position similar to ours give us great comfort in our existential loneliness.”