How do you deal with loneliness?

Do you ever feel lonely?

What do you do to cheer up in those moments?

 

I think the key is to try and enjoy your own company, I actually like having the time to think and reflect on things through the day, I feel very hemmed in without it personally.
Plus you need to make sure it's not just boredom, you may not be lonely just bored, go round a mates house for a coffee, read a favourite book, if you live with siblings and parents get out of your room go downstairs and see what they're doing get involved, having family around is an excellent aide to loneliness.

 

Help out a friend, volunteer some time to a local church or community center, write a letter to your parents. Give what you want to receive and the Universe will look out for you. I'm beginning to see that

 

I never really feel lonely.
Meaning I recharge my batteries and need my solitude to do so... I cant be with people 100% of the time, it drives me nuts. having that said - disclaimer - you can be alone with people in the same room and you can do that with really good friends or a good relationship.

My friends are similar to me in that regards so we have a great time when we are together and we allow eachother space.

On the rare occations, if I do feel lonely or down - I engage more in charity work. I know nothing that picks me up as much as that.

Either that or I take up an evening class of some sort. Last ones I did was fencing and car maintenace.

 

I just push play.

 

The universe is fantastic
Trying to structure my thoughts for the future now. Once you understanhd the secret, you understand many things of your past and your present, don't you? The problem is to apply it well.

 

I'm operating more from a deepak chopra pov but the secret works too. Just remember to be appreciative. You need a young man to take you out.

 

Music, going for a cruise, going for a walk.


Although, I like to be alone a lot of the time.

 

There are times that I do feel lonely. I'm usually a loner and enjoy my "me" time. But there are times that I get too much "me" time. During those times I try to find a friend to go hang out with, or pop in a movie or TV show and watch something that's funny and that I know will cheer me up.

Or I'll take a drive and maybe go visit the Botanic Gardens or take a walk in the forest preserve and enjoy nature. That usually helps recharge my batteries and brings me back to center. :smt023

 

i don't really get lonely as i'm around my kids and friends during the day...at nights when i've put the kids to bed, i totally enjoy my 'me' time where i can sit, not think and relax. weekends are normally kid and friend related, so again i'm too busy to get lonely, and when i don't have them i potter around the house, garden, go to the gym and take the dog for a walk & normally at nights pop over to a friends if i start to climb the walls and share a bottle of wine and have a chat.

 

I frantically look for my black book or call the local Heidi Fleiss

 

i've heard they banned you for your charlie sheen like behaviour of late

 

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Dude, that's the best - going for a long drive, by yourself, with the radio blasting. Of course, since I've had a child, that really doesn't happen anymore...but man, that's good stuff. *memories* :wink:

 

Respect. I'd rep you if I could kid.

 

I don't ever feel lonely. I'm perfectly content to be alone, but I'm okay around other people, though I couldn't be around other people all the time or I'd go nuts. Maybe if I got bored I'd be more likely to seek out company, but I'm never bored, I've always go plenty to do and about 10 different thought processes running through my head all the time. I guess I just never have enough downtime to be lonely. Frankly I'm lovin' the hell out of not having someone stalking me 24/7 everywhere I go, alone is a big improvement.

 

EXACTLY! Nothing puts me in a better mood than a good ol' cruise around town.

 

Apparently Pubs are great for loneliness too, my BF tells me he used to hang out at the Pub quite a bit before we got together, not really for the drink but more for the noise he hates a quiet house.

So hang out at the Pub/Tavern/Taverna/Winebar whatever you call it in Italy, I admit to hanging out at the Pub before I had kids, when I finished work I used to amble down to the Tommy Wyatt still in my uniform and dr martins and chat to people till my mates turned up drinking shandy and smoking embassy no1s. Those were the days sighhhh........

 

lippy does the happy dance when she is alone which is very rare...i have a house full of kids quite a bit of the time...the only time i am ever alone at home is if my son is with his dad and i am not traveling...i travel so much lately and that means lots of meetings and interaction with other people...there are times when i don't answer the phone, emails, texts or the front door and just hide out...just so that i can be alone...sometimes i feel completely over stimulated in my work and personal life and just want to shut down...

during that time i will work on my gardens...plant flowers...check out a few garage sales...grab a coffee and go for a walk...go to the park and sit by the water and just read a book

 

For me I enjoy being alone to think and reflect. I need that time away from people in general and even my wife. She has her time too to herself. We all need it. When I'm alone I love to read. One of my hobbies is book collection. I collect an average of five to ten books per month. Many I do not have time to read, but when I have that free time in which I want to be alone I read. I also enjoy jogging and walking along the beach. I meditate on the beach when it's only myself there and no one else. I love it.