STOP feeling LONELY by doing these 7 things...

Loneliness is a feeling that most of us will experience at some point in our life, and for some of us feeling lonely may be an empty or sad feeling that is consistent throughout our life stages. And perhaps you got here by asking what to do when you're feeling lonely or how to heal or recover from loneliness or why am I lonely or an array of other questions related to loneliness or feeling lonely, sad or empty. In this video I will talk to you about why you may be feeling lonely and what loneliness may be doing to you and then how to deal, treat and recover from loneliness so you don't feel lonely, sad and empty in your daily life. If you're looking for more videos on how to make friends or build adult friendships in life, be sure to check out my channel for recent videos on that. The holidays can feel very lonely so also check out my resources below if you are struggling.

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[admirbarucija]

I’ve struggled with loneliness for a long time now. Feels like since college I barely get to interact with people

[ryancollipi]

I find parallel play and micro connections particularly helpful. Being alone this Thanksgiving I chose to eat dinner at a local restaurant to be around people and spent some time chatting with the bartender and I felt a lot better about everything.

[kindeeeeshhh]

1. Reach out with purpose
2. Engage in shared activity
3. Be kind to strangers
4. Parallel play (doing your own thing in the presence of others, without their engagement)
5. Try a micro-connnection
6. Connect with nature or animals
7. Volunteer

Hope this helps! 😊

[Hikenites]

I really needed this after my 5 year relationship ended last week. Thank you.

[shonaharris]

I’ve struggled with loneliness most of my life. I’ve found out that by reaching out to someone I do feel better and often they appreciate it too. Thank you for these tips.

[elhache]

It's definitely stronger this time of year. Especially since my parents are no longer around and it was my dad's favorite holiday.

[mrbigarms]

I've come to loneliness very recently, I lost my wife 4 months ago and my daughter has just moved out into her own place. My house seem empty and I'm finding it hard as life was always so eventful and surrounded by love!

[ConnyWeirdWorld]

I've been bedbound for 8, 5 years (since age 27). That makes incredibly lonely. Many so-called friends are gone. And I don't have a supportive family. I'm gonna spend Christmas alone once again. It's the worst time of the year 😢

I tried to reach out and asked a friend who lives in another city and doesn't have family either if he wants to come over for Christmas but unfortunately he decided to work over the holidays. I understand. I used to do the same. But it's sad and lonely.

[melvyncox]

I struggle with loneliness, and have done for a long time.These tips help, but it can be

[Jawskillaful]

Being 33 years of age I must say that meeting new people is even harder than it was prior to this age. It seems like everyone already has their established cliques and are not open to meeting new people, which is why I feel weird within myself trying to be friendly to a stranger in an attempt to start conversation.

[PureViscera]

I wish the best to anyone here that may be struggling, and hope you make it through whatever it is you might be going through ❤

Myself, I don't know what to do. I can't seem to connect with anybody anymore. I find myself becoming more and more isolated every day. There's nothing I look forward to. Things I once enjoyed feel empty. I'm holding onto hope as tightly as I can, that things will get better if I keep trying. That one day, I can feel like life is worth living again.

[fembot]

I think we feel lonely is because there are too many superficial connections. Loneliness is born of not feeling seen or heard. I think you missed the mark on this one. I am surrounded by people and do all of this daily but I still feel lonely. When you don’t have a partner to reflect yourself back to you it’s isolating.

[coach_amy]

Connection for me is sharing same values and desires, being on the same page, and both of us desiring a lot of time together and to invest in a deep connection. and integrating lives together. Relating to each other, allies in life, having each other's back, protective of each other. Anything else with other people is just staying busy and trying to be useful (and many times feels like appeasing other people which gets exhausting and disheartening)--it doesn't take away the loneliness. Many times, it makes the loneliness worse. Praying for my person and that we will meet soon.

[nurseanita]

Between Thanksgiving and Christmas I give hand made ornaments to people I encounter, bank tellers, cashiers, cart pushers, etc. Love the feeling.

[HVS-gkoo]

36 years old and not a family member or friend in the world. 🎉

[alibongois]

I love the small acts of kindness and to a stranger. Ive been on both ends of this.... 😊 Its so precious xx i struggle greatly with anxiety but love to do my study around others at our local café. They now know me but lesve me to it after a hello. Its lovely x

[inspectre]

Thank you, Kati. I'm grateful for your attempts to help. That said... I am a horrific, awful, and unpleasant person whose first reaction is typically hate, but I can't be the only one who feels irritated by being given advice on a thing by someone who obviously is not dealing with that thing, can I? It's even worse when it's in list form, because I'm keenly aware of why each of the items is flawed or just impossible. This list, for example, not one thing on it would actually work for me, except maybe spending time with animals (which is pretty much all i do anymore, all day, sit with my senior dog, waiting for him to die). I know that in most cases with this advice dispensing "studies have shown, " but it's difficult to give that any credit when "experience has shown" something entirely different.

[TheHi-T]

I've been the one to initiate reaching out to friends since the pandemic started & concluded. I stopped because it was always me to initiate. I am getting more meaningful connection with work colleagues & employees from other departments than friends. When the weekend comes, I attend sport meetup groups with friends. When I don't initiate conversation during breaks, we'd just play & leave. I think long-term it is unhealthy to have weekends like this. Someone said "I'm only here to get excercise, not to make friends." 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️

[JohnTradewell]

I just wanted to say a BIG thank you for all the videos that you've done on mental health in general. You have really helped and also usefully informed so many people. Please don't stop. Your work, and your very communicative style is invaluable to the community in general.

[kennyBee]

I've done all these, I interact with people daily and I have friends, though they live in different states. But I'm still lonely. I think learning to be okay with being alone is helpful.