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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Oney
Oney
I play RPGs since I was a teenager, it somehow helped me all life to avoid loneliness and helped me meet other people. No matter how good or bad my week was, my players were there on Sundays to play and share and joke and talk. Every game day I had new friends and great experiences for hours. I practice sports and always had a couple and a job.
I don't know what happened but the friends all went away to Europe, and other countries and I moved to a small island in the Caribbean Sea. What can I do? I have no players, no friends, no couple, only my job and my good health. I don't pretend to have a perfect life, I just feel sad and wonder if I should do something or just watch old age come and dissapear into nothingness. Life seems to hold nothing else for me. I feel worn out and finished.
deleted_user
deleted_user
is there some way for you to create what you had? Like, posting "RPG players wanted" locally and building teams for yourself?

At least you have something like that where you can meet and talk over common stuff with - something where others are involved, not such a solo act, you know?
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh, do I know of what you wrote!

I am that old guy facing oblivion, There have been times I just wanted to walk into our local mountains and dissapper. I have not becuase the animals I take care of depdend upon me and no one else will. So, I stick around for them.

For a time I tried volunteering for local groups. When they all declined to accept me as a volunteer, I stopped since that became a depression trigger.

So, now I just keep on keepin' on and am thankful for the things I do have.
P00hbear
P00hbear
What was your reason for moving to the island? Any way to move back to a place where you can meet more people? Why did all the friends move? I know what it is like to deal with that change and have friends move away, it is a huge loss and I understand what you are going through. A job abd good health is a lot to be thankful for, but doesn't ease the lonely feeling, I know, as you want someone to share with. Wish I could give more helpful advice, but a listening ear (or eye) is all I can offer at this time....