TW mental health How do you deal with loneliness? I literally have no friends, I only hang out with my parents/family. I have a couple of people I used to work with and we message occasionally but the only people I hang out with is family. I don’t have any real hobbies or anything and can’t really meet anyone through my job as it’s mainly wfh. I just feel so incredibly lonely and stuck I don’t know what I can do I have a counselling session booked for two weeks time but as of right now I’m not in a good place and I am struggling. I feel so lonely and stuck 🙁

I live with my parents and they’re having a weekend away in a few weeks and I’m actually dreading being on my own. I literally will have nothing to do and will feel so lonely. I’m not one to do anything on my own as I have social anxiety. I wish it was as simple as ‘find a hobby’ but that’s hard when you have like no interest in anything

It’s resulted in me contacting my on/off fwb/situationship/idk what it is cus I am that desperate for some comfort, company and attention tbh

A couple strategies you can try are 1. Going to the same place at the same time every week (park, coffee shop, gym, library)- soon you'll start to see familiar faces and people you can connect with 2. Joining a club or organization- lots of local run clubs or book clubs post on social media, or you could try volunteering at an animal shelter, park cleanup, etc 3. Reconnecting with old friends from school or that you haven't spoken to in a while- you'd be surprised at how open people are to getting back in touch

@aurielle unfortunately having social anxiety means I really struggle to do things on my own and definitely wouldn’t be able to approach people to connect with anyway. I do volunteer at an animal shelter but haven’t met anyone I connect with in that way, most people there are older than me. I have thought about reaching out to an old friend from school but again my social anxiety gets in the way and I just feel too awkward like it would be forced and everyone’s got their friends already anyways :/

Other than the points @aurielle made how else are you suppose to overcome the loneliness? If you don’t try. I don’t know what social anxiety feels like but if you’re lonely the solutions sounds like human connection. And how do you get from point a to point b? Fear will stop you from doing a shit ton of things in your life if you let it. The only other thing I can think of is online community? But physically you’d still be alone. But communicating with others. Go on a walk at a park everyday. Even just being out in nature. It connects you with the earth. And that in itself is really great daily. It lifts your mood and put you in connection with Mother Nature which has it’s own frequencies that we don’t connect with when we don’t spend time outside. It can really enhance your life and mood if you take the time to do it. x

@_EmS seeking therapy for your social anxiety is a good step, glad you are addressing that.