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...
A little over a year ago, I broke up with my boyfriend of 5 years. Although I still loved him, we were clearly going i different directions and he was beginning to adopt a bad personality and it was impacting my menatl health, so I ended it. I also had a physical condition that didn't allow us to be intimate and it was clearly having a negative effect on our relationship. Within a month, he found a new girlfriend and they are still dating today. Me? I am still single because I am scared to start a new relationship for fear of this physical condition ruining it. Worst of all, I am so not used to being single. The last time I was single, I was in 7th grade, too young to date, so I never really experienced the single world. Now I'm 19 and in 2nd year University with no idea how to enjoy life as a single, but also no hope of being in a relationship. I am so lonely and I don't know how to cope. I usually went straight to my boyfriend about these things, but I don't have that sens of safety anymore. How do I cope without my copig mechanism?
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I got an email from Kohl's that I had a 40% off coupon for today and tomorrow only. It took me about an hour but I placed an order and got some great deals. I have been wanting a new dress. I like dressing up sometimes. My birthday is coming up and I have dinner plans at a nice restaurant. But, honestly, I'm a little out of control again. I went through this in the fall. I bought...
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Has anyone else noticed that clearly speaking and doing things intentionally is liberating because it helps combat the feeling of depression and a sense of hopelessness? Let me share a little more: in my experience, when those who have tried to project a hidden agenda that is obviously not aligned with integrity and well-being, it's best to be firm and speak clearly from self-awareness and...

You wear what you want to wear with worrying if he likes the way you look or approves of what you are wearing. Ditto for makeup/no makeup and hair styles/color.
Watch the shows you want to watch. Ditto music. Ditto what you eat.
You go where you want to go, do what you want to want to do. Etc.
In short, you live your life the way you want to enjoy it. And when you do that, you will realize you are too busy enjoying yourself to realize uou are single.
Also many massage therapists are chatty and will talk with you while you're getting a massage. You may even make a girlfriend.
Another great idea is seeing a hairdresser regularly. You will feel better about your looks while getting some TLC. I love getting my hair washed by someone else, and again, it's someone to talk to and look forward to seeing when you are lonely.
I'm not sure what sort of problem you have down there, but I've had several and getting massages and doing yoga helped alot because it helped me learn to relax and not be so tense. Sex quit being so painful. Eating a clean diet, exercise, and getting your hormones balanced will help alot too.
Then when you are ready get back on the dating scene. I was still a virgin when I was your age, so a 19 year old not being single is just laughable and ridiculous to me. That's way too young to be getting married or worrying about children.
Coping mechanisms are great. Everybody needs a release. Mine was exercise, but you can find anything. You just need to find something you can enjoy and that distracts you, and make sure it is both legal and healthy.
Why do you feel that you have no hope of getting another relationship? I assume it is something to do with the physical issue you mention? I don't need details but that doesn't disqualify you from relationships. It may narrow options, but there will still be people there. Without knowing what it is it's hard to say, but there is a possibility you are overthinking it and building it up to be more of an issue that it is?
But for now enjoy university, studying can also be a good distraction and helps you get a good grade. Your uni may offer counseling, mine did. Hope you manage to figure things out.