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...
I moved away from home about 3 years ago to play collegiate soccer, it was the greatest experience I have ever had! I made so many friends, I met my best friend for life but once I graduated I transfered to a different school still 1200 miles away from home and 5 hours away from my last school, I have been super lonely. I didn't realize how hard it is to make friends when you aren't apart of a team or club. At first I joined a club team at the school, but still didn't make any friends, I tried to invite my anatomy group bowling but they never replied. I have tried to make friends but I am just so shy. I have been at this new school for 6 months now and I noticed that outside of work, I can go days, even weeks without having a face to face conversation. Even in a group of people I still feel all alone. Its hard to get ahold of my family because we are in different time zones and I work until midnight. My best friend works nightshift so I don't really hear from her much. On top of all of this, I have been getting really bad anxiety attacks and all of this togeteher has really affected me emotionally and mentally. Thank you for reading.
I haven't been in school in years, but I remember. I attended multiple colleges. The first college was 1,000 miles from home. I was part of a team and my social life was so good. Circumstances changed, I left and starting over not knowing anyone was so hard. I just wanted to say I get it. Shy or not shy, keep trying, cuz you never know. I would start by asking someone in class to study together. One person. It just may lead to more. Hugs.
Perhaps the anatomy class are just not very sociable people, but you could try asking one of them directly if they ever do anything as a group.
Hopefully you’ll feel more at home in a few weeks. If you’re still not having much of a connection, at least you have your studies and a job to keep you busy. Keeping busy is my way of combating those lonely feelings.
I had the most success meeting people at church. There was a student parish on campus that a lot of the students attended. Along with various bible study sessions throughout the week, there were also a lot of student lead activities like visiting migrant workers or children in hospitals. It was a great way to not only meet college students my age, but also to reach out and give something back to other people. So if you have access to a church on your campus, you might want to check it out and see what opportunities for doing things with other college students it may offer.