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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Another Saturday night alone

lonelyscorpio
lonelyscorpio
I am finding the weekends like a prison...I do like having the time to rest away from work but aside from that its just lonely.
There is only so much housework that I can do or tv that I can watch. I wish I had a friend just to hang out with.
My highlight to the weekend is the trip to the grocery store. I see couples shopping together and think to myself, that will never be me. Everything I do is by myself, its so pathetic. I am pathetic, my life is so very sad.
My life is so different than it was just 3 months ago. I was pretty much an emotional punching bag for my ex. I dreamed for months about getting away from him but did not think about the extreme loneliness that went along with it.
Don't get me wrong, I don't wish to be back with him and resume my role as punching bag . I just want someone to talk to / hang out with.
I hope you all are having a better weekend than me.
Thanks for listening.
billwfriend
billwfriend
try meetup.com for some kind of group activities that interest you....since your single they have singles groups that are not date fests either...just safe ways to meet other singles and make new friends....then there are loads of other meetup groups to choose from too if singles isn't you or your thing....hugs bill
gramybear
gramybear
I don't know if this will make you feel any better or not but I would like to try. When I lived in San Diego, my husband at the time worked 12 hours a day, 7 days a week so when my grand kids weren't visiting for the summer, I would ride my bike to the San Diego zoo. I would sit for awhile reading my bible or a good book, then go visit the animals. Other times I would ride down to the peer and just watch the people. Then walk around in the little shops. I really found that I enjoyed my own company. At that time I didn't know about DS but if I had, I would have spent time talking to my friends here like I do now. We can actually enjoy our own company sometimes. Instead of cleaning the house or watching TV, go for a walk, go visit the dogs at your local animal shelter, go to your local park and watch the people, or maybe even volunteer one day a week. Just some suggestions. Hugs GB
jaylady
jaylady
Hugs. I understand.

Eventhough I.strive.to get out more, sometimes I feel.lonelier.when I am out and about because seeing people spending time together reminds me of how alone I am. But I must say that things are getting better for me in dealing with my loneliness because I am getting used to it. The one thing I have to.really work on is my propensity to eat when I am feeling lonely. Sigh. Just one baby step at a time.

You are not pathetic. You are just dealing with a new circumstance in your life that is very challenging for women. Society has conditioned us to believe that if we are alone, than there must be something wrong with us and that we are pathetic and insignificant. As a result, we have to.work on undoing.the.brainwashing which doesnt happen overnight.

So I hope you hang in there and I urge you to take heed to the advice of.gramybear. I know from personal.experience that activities.helped.me.cope.
jeffinwi
jeffinwi
if more people would agree to use that chat room that was set up that would help. I was thinking of getting it going every now and then and picking a theme for what to talk about since maybe not everyone is imaginative: interesting experiences you've had or stupid friends in your life, etc. At least then you'll have somebody to share something with who has something in common with you.
peterthegreat
peterthegreat
I just found there are virtual boyfriend you can chat with. It is artifical intellentgent.
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