Loneliness Support Group

Loneliness is an emotional state in which a person experiences a powerful feeling of emptiness and isolation. Loneliness is more than the feeling of wanting company or wanting to do something with another person. Loneliness is a feeling of being cut off, disconnected and alienated from other people. The lonely person may find it difficult or even impossible to have any...

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How do you cope?

GrievingMum
GrievingMum
Those of us who live alone and are lonely often dread the weekends as that's when it hit the hardest.

What coping mechanisms have you developed for getting through the time? Do you garden, have a hobby, or just watch too much tv?

I spend too much time online...
catwoman58
catwoman58
Hi There.
Its hard for me to get started doing things. I have been listening to upbeat music while I clean house, I have alot of flowers right now so I take care of them. I have 3 cats one inside and hes my buddy which helps alot. In the evening I read a good novel in bed.A hobby is great if you can find someething to really get into. I understand It is hard I lived with someone most my life.Its been five years now. Hope this helps
billwfriend
billwfriend
I guess I suppose I am online too darn much but that is a distraction from being alone...I have one chat room I frequently visit too....that and DS...and I guess some of my other stuff like AA help....very hard on weekends? not me...I think of weekends as just any other day except the TV schedules changes.....other stuff to see then....although I like tonight show which is not on saturday or sunday....but I sleep too on weekends...but now my work week can include weekends again...just changed jobs....working nights....
deleted_user
deleted_user
To me the weekends are just another day. I dont get caught up in what the "they people" say weekends should be. So really there is nothing on that for me to cope with. each day is all the same to me.
deleted_user
deleted_user
honestly, i do whatever i can to avoid feeling my feelings....i watch too much tv. i've been on the computer all day today, i read, i write, i walk my dog, i visit with my family or go see a nephew's game. sometimes i just go to target and get lost looking at cards. i spend a lot of time on etsy. i like to hand write letters and cards to my friends.

what i need to do?? stop running distraction and avoiding and work my ass off on my recovery. i need to go to meetings, read my text, connect with people, be of service, reach out to others, show up for others, write, pray, meditate. and to have some fun.....that's what i need to be doing!!! actually focusing on my grief and feeling it so i can move through it not avoiding and prolonging it....
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