or ▁vehicles ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Cap acity ▁to ▁be ▁alone ▁is ▁a ▁development ally ▁acquired ▁ability , ▁considered ▁by ▁object ▁relations ▁theory ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁key ▁to ▁cre ative ▁living . ▁ ▁Julia ▁Kr iste va ▁sees ▁it ▁as ▁central ▁to ▁an ▁authentic ▁inner ▁life , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁cre ative ▁sub lim ations ▁in ▁life ▁and ▁art . ▁ ▁Con cept ual ▁development ▁D . ▁W . ▁W inn ic ott ▁in ▁his ▁article ▁of ▁that ▁name ▁( 1 9 5 8 / 6 4 ) ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁be ▁alone , ▁distingu ishing ▁it ▁from ▁both ▁withdraw al ▁and ▁l onel iness , ▁and ▁seeing ▁it ▁as ▁derived ▁from ▁an ▁internal isation ▁of ▁the ▁non - in tr us ive ▁background ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁mother ing ▁figure . ▁W inn ic ott ▁in ▁his ▁writ ings ▁always ▁str essed ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁baby ▁being ▁allowed ▁" just ▁to ▁lie ▁back ▁and ▁float ", ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁" o pport unity ▁that ▁the ▁baby ▁has ▁to ▁experience ▁separation ▁without ▁separation ". ▁Out ▁of ▁those ▁early ▁experiences ▁emer ges ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁be ▁alone ▁in ▁( or ▁out ▁of ) ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁others ▁- ▁something ▁which ▁might ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁re - ac quired ▁later ▁in ▁life ▁through ▁psych other apy . ▁ ▁A ▁later ▁str and ▁of ▁analysis , ▁drawing ▁on ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁listening ▁of ▁The odore ▁Re ik , ▁has ▁emphas ised ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁anal