general How do you cope with loneliness?

[Riganthor 484]

I talk to my rabbit, I listen to music or I try to make a new storry but sometimes indeed this isn't enough.

[Com Universe 18]

I'M NEVER ALONE

lmao get the reference i even put an image there

[Courageous Thunder Dash 7,824]

Well, I've got tulpa so...I'm never really lonely. When I get that feeling of loneliness, I just talk to my tulpa about whatever's in my head. 

[Concorde 5]

I moved over to where I am now to go to uni last September and it's the first time I've been living away from home. I have some friends I occasionally hang out with but I do often get the feeling that I'm all alone here. That is the main reason I joined this place, to have some place I can go to and not feel like I'm alone.

[Blaire D. Lycan 91]

well music always helps..but if you see what i post on here i most of the time vent here or ask for help or just say i am lonely because that helps. why need a hug? hugs make everything better (even a spaceship running out of air  )

[Kae 4]

Music eases my loneliness, honestly. Escapism in its purest form: kicking back and letting your mind run free with some awesome tunes. 

That and exercising. Whether it's the gym or the hiking trails, both occupy my time alone, and they both leave me feeling happier afterwards! 

 

Don't forget, guys. Even on our darkest days, there's always someone that cares for us. We're never truly alone. 

[Dan. 1,825]

Meeting new people or putting my time into something productive. As of late i'm been trying my hand at HTML

[IcanConfuse 3]

Personally, I like to pull up a book and settle down in a snug corner of whatever room. I delve into the world of the book and forget myself if only for a couple of minutes.

[Xylosian 140]

Watch a movie, play with my dogs, take them out for a walk, go to the gym with friends, play a video game, read a book, usually something I enjoy when I have time to waste.

[AtomicStone 724]

I play some games, try to talk with friends online, watch youtube videos or watch a movie usually.

[Roughshod 719]

Shuffle on over here and see what's going on. Kills time at least.

[Flutter's lover <3 8,206]

Attempt to socialize on Skype/forums, though it tends to fail, since I"m horrible with 1v1 convos.  Or play a multiplayer game like GTA or Borderlands with friends on Teamspeak.

[ILikeNightmares 163]

I cope just fine. I like being alone rather than being in a group of people. I am that guy who is quiet behind everyone. x3 

[Overdrive 5,366]

You have to remember that it can't be your biggest and only focus. Time still keeps moving no matter what. We still all have lived to live ourselves, things like school, work, chores, appointments, hobbies, and so on and so forth still occupy the time we all have. You can always use spare time to learn how to play an instrument, study more for that big test, doing whatever it is you enjoy doing more. The possibilities are endless. But you have to decide what you do with it.

 

One other thing that you have to keep in mind is you have to be patient. You cannot have instant gratification in terms of solving being lonely. Just hope and pray, and be as patient as you can. Great things will happen when you least expect them.

[Windseeker 546]

I do online role playing, video games, reading fan fiction, listening to the radio, or music in general, etc. I really don't pay any mind to my excess solitude, it don't bother me unless I'm thinking about it, and when I do that, then I'm thinking too much!

[CinnamonPop 3,350]

Play on electronics, or play the forum games.

 

I don't really cope with loneliness well. I like being social, but I never get a chance to be. -_-

[Summer Breeze 2,528]

Well, I'm not lonely often. But when I am then I start singing or lissening to hard rock music or I space out and daydream becaus then I'm not lonely anymore. Or I start talking to myself, not really myself but my other self.

[AkiraLeeJounouchi 857]

Thing is about being alone is that it often stereotyped as something bad. What's worse is that the suggestibility of others, wanting to get their approval and naturally feeling the need to be wanted heightens this. In reality being alone is not bad. If anything it's better. You don't have to be worried about other people, their opinions or their problems. You don't have to worry about wanting someone to appreciate you or pay attention to you.

 

I am a lonely person, but i didn't instantly became this way. After years of being used and manipulated by people I eventually shut the world out, and even though I still hate being alive and I really do want to die, it's much more bearable than with people. Generally people only give a damn about themselves and they will always make assumptions about you to make them feel better, and eventually you have to learn that the only person that cares about you is you. And that is what makes being alone a gift than a curse.

 

How do I deal with it? Well thanks to the internet every singe TV show and movie is at your finger tips. You can literally spend time discussing similar stuff with people online than in real life, though I'm rarely on social media. Just two forums that I rarely visit and Instagram. And now that I'm studying more time is filled up.

[Solid Snake 282]

I just think to myself that nothing will change if I worry about it. Accepting the way things are helps a ton. This day in age loneliness is common, with all the tech gadgets we have; it pushes us away. I just remind myself I only have a short life and I can do whatever I want, consequence or not. Conquer that state of mind.

[Zyrael 1,471]

I use the internet. I'll go insane if I don't talk to someone eventually, I don't care who it is.

[Koumorikichikun 62]

You don't. Nobody is supposed to be completely alone. You'd lose your mind.

[@lpha 41]

Personally, I become consumed by the internet, so I'm not really aware, Internet's a great distraction until you realise you just spent a whole day in one place staring at nothing

 

It's not an issue for me, I'm just really busy doing nothing

 

("Nothing" normally meaning watching YouTube, talking to online friends, and gaming)

Edited March 17, 2016 by @lpha

[Kimi Vulpine 219]

The internet in general. It's not a very "healthy" way of coping with it, but what can you do.

[Guest]

I'm alone in real life quite often, so I tend to find all kinds of ways to cope with loneliness. Maybe one of the weirdest is to form personalities to my plushies and have conversations with them. Even though it does indeed sound weird like that, it's been a coping mechanism of mine for quite long and it really helps. 

And also internet. It's a great way to ignore all the loneliness I have. 

[Crusaders Forever 88]

I escape loneliness by getting online and talking to my friends, or getting on a game and playing it.