Loneliness is a state of unhappy mind. We all go through this phase in life. Sometimes circumstances take us to this phase and we need to accept this fact and we need to survive this loneliness. People feel lonely when they have nobody around them and people also feel lonely even when surrounded by people. So what makes them lonely? Are they an outcast in the society or are they solely responsibility for their loneliness ? The simple answer is loneliness has nothing to deal with you as person whether you are good or bad, every people face this situation. Dealing with loneliness successfully in tough times makes you superior to others There are several pros and cons of loneliness,
Loneliness can lead one to severe depression. You feel the world is against you. There is no way out. But believe me you can fight this loneliness . Here I am listing the following things by which you can overcome your loneliness.
#1 Loneliness is not permanent
This phase of life is temporary. As there goes a saying “Every cloud has a silver lining ,” loneliness is not permanent. It’s only of because of situations and circumstances ,you are put in a lonely corner. This won’t last long as again you will face some situation where you will not be lonely anymore.
Loneliness won't last long as you will face some situation where you will not be lonely anymore. Share on X# 2 Treat loneliness as your friend
I know it sounds weird , how can you treat loneliness as your friend.? But once you ask yourself , are you only one in the world who is feeling lonely ? There are million people in the world who are lonely with no family or friends. But eventually they make a family or make new friends in life.Thus imagine loneliness as your virtue and lead a prosperous life as this is a transient phase of life. Once you will have family and friends, you can value your past loneliness. So better understand the value of loneliness from beginning itself.
#3 Involve in productive Activities
Loneliness is a state of mind . Do some productive activities to keep yourself busy. You can’t be sitting idle throughout the day. Start working on activities to keep you busy and at the same time you will not feel lonely. The activities can be anything- watching TV, learning cooking ,learning music and so on. It is completely upon you whether you want to learn something new other than your day job. Believe me, you will not regret and who knows these new learning can be a pathway to a career of dreams which you may never have dreamt of.
#4 Start Writing to get rid of loneliness
Writing is probably the best way to kill loneliness. Start writing a journal, an essay, memoir or a story . Simply write anything. Every person has an amazing story to share. You never know there can be a hidden writer within you . Simply explore your horizon and enlighten your creativity.
Writing is probably the best way to kill loneliness. Share on X#5 Join online forums
The internet can be a boon to mankind if used sagaciously. If you want to get rid of loneliness, browse online forums on your niche – say for example you like pets or you like sports . Join the forum and make like minded friends and engage in good discussions. You will not feel bored anymore and you will make great friends online . Everyone knows of twitter and Facebook and can easily increase online exposure by making new friends. Internet is a plethora of knowledge and you gain free knowledge and information and wonder there are so much things to learn in this life.
#6 Visit places of Hangout
If you are not interested in making online friends, go to places of hangout – for eg coffee shop or any book store, library, music concert, sports match where you can meet new people and make friends. I am pretty, where ever you are staying there will several places of hangout. You will no more feel lonely.
#7 Join charitable organizations
If you are feeling so lonely , you can join NGO or any charitable organizations and add value to the society. You will find happiness and peace and you will be proud to be involved in such noble cause. Weekends are best time to get involved in these activities . You will not feel lonely anymore.
#8 Seek Counselling
This is the probably recommended when this loneliness is getting over your head and you think your life is at turmoil and you cannot get rid of it. Visit a counsellor and get consultation . Address your problems, situations and let the counsellor take care of it .
Always seek counselling when things go haywire due to loneliness. Share on XConclusion
Basically loneliness is a state of mind . It’s difficult phase of life which everyone comes by at some point of life. The main solution to handle with this is believing yourself that you are here for a reason and you have find ways to make your mind at peace with composure .You will not bog down for any reason , make your life productive as a busy guy/girl will never feel lonely if has a dream or vision to accomplish. Be that someone in life where the world appreciates you for your hard work.
Loneliness is hard. Those are very helpful
Wonderful post, I am so happy to read more men writing articles about loneliness and mental health. This was a great read, thank you for writing it.
One of my realisations this year is that I often choose to be alone – and so I am reframing my idea of what is alone versus what is lonely. And then taking steps to make sure I get the alone time that I need, without isolating myself completely!
Loneliness is a huge problem that can affect anyone at any time. Personally, I can enjoy a weekend by myself, doing my own thing, but it’s important to be able to reach out to people and enjoy their company. I found that volunteering was a great way to do this, and would recommend something like Meetup to find people with similar interests and clubs.
Absolutely. That’s a great way to beat loneliness.
I never thought of loneliness as a state of mind but reading this, it makes sense! Internet friends were great help as a lonely teen!
I have a lot of internet friends and friends in person as well. But it was a very good post to read though.
Great list of suggestions!!
Volunteering and counseling have been so helpful to me recently!
Really great reminders on this list!
This is a really great post that people need to see! It has great suggestions for people trying to beat loneliness!