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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Why is there so much

marytcontrary
marytcontrary
Why is there so much loneliness out there?? It seems we need more human contact but don't know where or who to connect with. Even in a crowd we seem to be lacking something? I wonder why???
looney1
looney1
Lots of theories out there like the breakdown of families, families not living close anymore, loss of community, rise of technology, increased suspicion of strangers and the rise of narcissism. You can probably think of a few more.
jaylady
jaylady
I think it has a lot to do with the mindsets have changed of human beings. I also think that it has to do with the difficulty of finding people to mesh well with.
djchurn
djchurn
You are correct about the amount of loneliness out there. I have been successful in combating this by becoming a volunteer at a local hospital and going to the library 3-4 times a week.
billwfriend
billwfriend
yup sux....
gramybear
gramybear
Unfortunately, the cell phone with text has replaced a real phone, the computer has replaced person to person contact, and e cards have replaced snail mail for sending birthday and thinking of you, cards. That is why I have lots of address's so I can send cards via snail mail. Everyone is in a hurry to get nowhere a lot of the time, and nothing seems personal anymore. I hate to text, and I won't send e cards. Snail mail for me, any day. Hugs..
Koyu
Koyu
I agree with everyone. It is so difficult in connecting with people. And even with online shopping. you don't have to meet people. I know my son has a delivery box in his apartment so they deliver the package and give him a notice and he picks it up when it is convenient.

I feel like we are advancing in so many ways but not ways that enhance one to one communication.
gramybear
gramybear
Koyu, you are absolutely right and it's so sad. And I"m afraid it's only going to get worse. We need to save each other from the madness!! HUgs
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