5 Ways to Overcome Loneliness

1. Understanding the Loneliness You Experience

Find out why you feel lonely. Take the time to find out why you feel lonely so you can change this situation. 

 For example, we suppose you think that you are lonely because there are fewer friends so you try to find more friends. However, you may still be lonely even though there are many new friends because this loneliness arises because of many friends without close relationships. In order to determine why you 

2. Busy yourself. One of the easiest ways to reduce loneliness is to keep busy.

Caring for others, whether by caring for children or nephews, caring for animals, or teaching, will keep you busy so you can relieve loneliness. You can also offer yourself as a volunteer in a place of worship, a special school, a halfway house, a foundation, and so on. If you like writing, why not try to create a blog?

Practice meditation. Some studies have proven that meditation can be used to overcome feelings associated with loneliness and depression.  Meditation also makes it easier for you to accept loneliness and find out what causes it. It would be great if you could join in a class that teaches meditation for beginners because besides having to do it scheduled, meditation requires regular practice and guidance. If there are no meditation classes around your residence, try buying a CD or looking for a meditation guide on the internet that will teach you ways to meditate.

Before you start meditating, look for a quiet and comfortable place to practice. You can sit on a chair or sit cross-legged on the floor using a pillow as a seat. After that, close your eyes and start focusing your attention on your breath. Try to control your mind so that your attention is not distracted from the breath. Just let your mind come and go.

While still closing your eyes, try to start observing the situation around you. Also, pay attention to what you are experiencing at this time. What did you hear? What did you kiss? What do you feel physically? What do you feel emotional?

3. Look for activity or work harder.

One of the most common indicators of loneliness is a disturbance in sleep. You need more time to sleep, wake up repeatedly, and feel sleepy all day. Sleep deprivation, for whatever reason, can reduce mood, make you easier to fall sick, and spend energy. So, this problem needs to be addressed immediately.

4. Make a commitment to interact with others.

Negative emotions such as loneliness, jealousy, and guilt, play an important role in getting a happy life. These emotions are an important sign that something must be changed immediately. Loneliness should urge you to immediately connect with other people. Unfortunately, loneliness itself can make us feel negative, critical, and judgmental. If you realize that loneliness influences you in that way, take steps to improve it.

5. Try to improve and make yourself happy.

We tend to ignore ourselves when sharing time with other people so that we don't feel happy. If you are trying to overcome loneliness, take advantage of this opportunity by doing whatever you like to please yourself. This is the best opportunity because you deserve to feel happy!