2/16/11

Preventing Loneliness Is Necessary For Your Health

By Cara Fabbro


Loneliness is a stressful situation for a person. It can be caused by a sudden loss of someone dear or a situation where you might be away from your loved ones at a special occasion. It can lead to several mental disorders that can ruin your life. Look at ways on how you can take loneliness out of your life.

Identify the main causes of your sadness. The purpose for this is to zero in on what makes you sad and lonely so that you can find ways to prevent it from happening to you again. It will help you accept the fact that sometimes, there are things that do not go your way and you need to accept it.

Take up a new sport and join a club even if you are still new. To keep yourself busy and avoid being lonely, learn a new sport and join a club where get to meet different people that you can hang out with.

The best way to relieve yourself of the feelings of loneliness is by rekindling your relationship with your friends. Call up old friends from high school and get back with them. It can be a nice way for you to enjoy an afternoon with friends that know you best.

Accept invitations from a friend at work when she invites you over for dinner on holidays or weekends. Go out and meet new people. This can be a great opportunity for you to get along with people from your work.

Get into the act of charity and volunteering. You get to talk to people and if you have skills, you can teach others to enhance those skills. You will be able to keep yourself busy and get to know more about your community.

A pet can do wonders to your social life. When taking your pet out for a walk, you get to meet different people from all walks of life and you are surrounded by people that might be your friend in the future. Who knows, you might even meet a potential husband or wife who also enjoys being with a pet.

If you feel a bout of depression or loneliness coming, suit up and go downtown to try and make things just a little bit better. Sit on a bench in front of many people and enjoy watching them so you can tell what seems to make them happy. Being around people lessens the feeling of being lonely, and before you know it you might start to perk up in your thought process.




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