The irony is that you are not alone in feeling lonely. We all get there from time to time. A contributing factor to feeling lonely is a lack of connected relationships with others. As someone who moved across the country and left all of her family and friends, I know a great deal about this topic. It is hard to make it day by day when you don’t feel connected to others. Sometimes our workplaces can provide this for us, sometimes our friends groups can, and hopefully you have some family that can also provide this for you. If not, however, you will need to go about creating it for yourself. This is a must! You cannot survive without connections to others. Here are some strategies for starting connections. First, consider a Meetup.com group. This website is filled with various groups in the area and most are free. Also, each group has a a host. This means that when you attend an event someone will greet you and get you introduced to others. Second, consider taking a class at a local community center or adult school. This guarantees that the people you meet share at least one common interest. If these fail, consider getting season tickets to something. Season ticket holders tend to make friends at the events. This may even lead to socializing outside of the venue. All that and you get a season of attending events you love. Finally, reach out. Chat people up. If someone says “we should do something sometime” .. for goodness sake… call them! Don’t assume they are too busy. They are often at home thinking the same about you. Put yourself out there. It is for your own best good, and often helps the other person too.
As always, take care of yourself.
Christine
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