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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FDE85
FDE85

HI. I am new here and I don't like the fact I feel ignored by my friends and I am desperate to talk to anyone who will listen and let me vent. 

Perry314
Perry314
Welcome and thank you for sharing! I am sorry about how you are feeling. Why do you feel like your friends are ignoring you? What are they doing / not doing?
FDE85
FDE85
I believe because they have their own lives. I want to feel connected but yet I know they are busy and a lot of them don't want to hear my pity party.
Perry314
Perry314
Ah. That can be difficult to find time when things get busy. Maybe plan and organize something and invite your friends a couple of weeks in advance. Like dinner and a movie, bowling or something funny and light like hosting a costume party.

Please don't take offense to this as I am speaking from my experience here sometimes when I feel lonely I realize that I have not taken reached out and planning something has helped.
FDE85
FDE85
I feel like I have friends that I can hang out with but it feels like more of a chore to reach out and hang out.
Lilysawyer
Lilysawyer
Have you tried joining a support group? Or find a meet up group that does something you're interested in? I belong to a few meet up groups. One is a day trip group. I've seen stuff in my area that I didn't know about.
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