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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A human voice.

silverlight
silverlight

Yes....I would give anything to hear a kind human voice right now.I don't really want to call a hotline right now.


 I think that i read once that chronic loneliness has health consequences.


I know i did read that married people live longer.


It is not natural to be this isolated from others.


I'm an introvert,i really don't need dozens of friends.


But just having a very small close knit group of friends would be so nice.


Yeah....this is a difficult solitary morning.


GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Good morning. I'm sorry that you are feeling so bad this morning. Do you do anything to meet people? Do you work? Do you have family nearby? Nice neighbors? If not, maybe you can join a meet up group in your area. Also, we are here for you. I don't know if this would be a good idea or not but if you like true crime, start following trials and join www.websleuths.com. I have me friends that way. Try looking up old classmates on Facebook. Go to a Cafe for coffee. Hope this helps!
jannytheresa
jannytheresa
Hi
Chronic isolated and loneliness do seem to have serious
health consequences. Can you keep your television on,
chat with people on DS (feel free to pm me), call a warm vs.
hotline (NAMI has these).
I have a family member who is in crisis and has been forced to
be alone. She is baking, cooking even though she doesn't feel like it.
Play music? These things are not the same as a human voice but may
distract you from the feelings of loneliness. As I said you can send me a friend request and we can chat.
jannytheresa
jannytheresa
Pardon my typos. I love Green Eyes suggestions.
We're here for you.
GreenEyes727
GreenEyes727
Thanks Janny! In 1992, I got new neighbors. I hadn't known the people that previously lived there, other than a wave. So I decided I wanted to know the new neighbors so I went over and introduced myself. The wife and I became fast friends. She is my best friend. I met really nice people through an anxiety disorder group around 2000. One time, one of the members brought in a guest speaker. He was frigging awesome! I ended up taking a course that he gave and stayed with the follow-up workshops until 2003 or so when I got a job out of town and the workshops ran too late. Later, in 2006, I had q0 hypnosis sessions with him. After that he moved to the west coast and has since passed away but I am still friends on Facebook with people from the course and workshops. A lot of my friends are old co-workers. There are a lot of ways to meet people.
JazzyLady
JazzyLady
Sorry you are experiencing a difficult solitary day. Loneliness can consume you, change your thought processes. Try not to dwell on the things that are hard to accept. Take a few breaths. Here if you need to chat. But, if you feel the need for human contact, please call a crisis line. Friendly hugs sent your way.
Able76
Able76
I’m here if you need to chat too! Anytime
maria718
maria718
I've been a loner all my life. I love my own company, I create my own adventures, and did well with it most of my life. But as I got older, I noticed people bonded more with others, so they had better friends/family than I had, I really never had long time bonding w/others. Long story short, I'm older now and it sucks. Most of my life has passed me by and here I am older and lonely. There IS a difference between being lonely and being alone---and yes I do get lonely now. Try some of the suggestions others mentioned above. They're all great ways to meet people, put yourself out there.
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