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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LilSim3 11/13/2011

Hi all,

I am a shy person and it is hard to go out and meet new friends, I just don't know where to look. I am 32 female living in Mississauga. I am currently married although I was separated in the summer and back together but things are not working out the way I had hoped. I know now that I have to start doing things with someone other than my husband, u know have my own life.
So if anyone lives near Mississauga and is shy as me, I would love to meet you. Texting is also a great way to get to know someone or just pass the time
Also, has anyone come across a website to meet new friends? All
I ever see are dating websites lol

Cheers :)

reddog201 11/13/2011

i know there are lots of web sites used for a dating site. its overwelming as well as anoing. sometimes all you want is to talk and have a friend or 2. something you have in common with. have you been to facebook? this site is not bad to find someone to chat with there is also a site meetup.com. also there is another who is near.com. from there you can put in your intrest or things you like to do if you want and it has ppl who are close to where you live. anything else ask me ok?

deleted_user 11/13/2011

Hi LilSim3:

I just joined, and wanted to send you a response.
I am also very shy and sometimes have a hard time meeting new friends.

Here are some things that I have done to help me meet new folks, and it is a continual process.

There is something called, "Meetup.com". They have all kinds of groups, in various cities and people meet to get together to do all kinds of things. There are groups for hiking, movies, bicycling, pet groups, motorcycing, walking, etc. Most events are free, some charge a minimal fee. People that join the groups are like minded a they all want to meet friends, so most are open and friendly. Here is the link.

http://walkers.meetup.com/cities/ca/on/mississauga/

Also, I am looking into doing some volunteer work, maybe 1-2 hours a week, opportunities exist to help low income folks, seniors, youth, pets.

You may also want to join a therapy group where you can talk about your issues of lonliness and relationships with other folks in the same boat as you.

Anyway, I really hope that helps you.

P00hbear 11/13/2011

debbiker had some grat suggestions, that is what I was going to suggest also. I am on a few groups on meetup, ironically I haven't had the time to go to any of the meetups! If you have any hobbies or like school, going to evening classes or taking various classes pertaining to your hobby may also be a way to meet people. I hope this helps some!

LilSim3 11/13/2011

Omg, I never thought about many of those suggestions. I am definetly going to check out volunteering and taking some evening classes. I also hope that a therapy group exists in my area.
Thanks for the suggestions, it has opened my eyes :)

P00hbear 11/13/2011