u/MyReasonsConnection

At some point I think we need to have a proper conversation about how sometimes people can be loved by the people outside of their families but when they are with their family at gatherings or get togethers then they feel left out, not apart of the circle, like THE BLACK SHEEP..you can give and give of yourself try to do everything thats right and asked of you and still "nothing recieved in return)..it gets even worse if your parents play favourites and you are odd man out. At the end of the day you cannot choose your immediate family and sometimes energies and personalities clash that's why you choose your friends according to people who share the same interest and have the same vibe as you. Sometimes you need to just go outside into the world and make a new family for yourself that consists of your partner, kids and friends who have your back no matter what.

I noticed a lot of us are online every night feeling isolated with nobody to really talk to, so I started a small Telegram check-in group for people who just want conversation, encouragement, or someone to ask how their day was.

Not therapy. Not coaching. Just real people checking in on each other.

If you'd like the invite link, comment or DM me.

I put this as a reply to someone's post and decided to post it on my page in hope that more people will see it. When we are feeling lonely its can become your norm very quickly. You know you are lonely, you want to escape the feeling but you also don't want to take the steps involved to get out of that state so you try to just get comfortable with being lonely. WELL NOT TODAY...not anymore..we will not find comfort In loneliness and we will be taking steps to get ourselves OUT of that lonely state

The advice I gave the other people was to get a hobby. Now now! wait a minute before you judge what I just said. Why did people stop having hobbies? Like I said find something you enjoy doing....it doesn't have to be big and elaborate it can be any really..something as simple as folding sheets of paper in a 4s ( yes their a people who like that)...anyway back to the main topic this will give you something to do in between the quite moments..it will give you something to look forward to in the spare time..then you going to join groups and communities that share the same hobby as you..I'm telling you whatever interest you have there is a club for it..

Let me know how it goes for you once you decided on a what you want to do.

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There is such a stigma that comes with loneliness that people who feel alone often don't have it in them to reach out because of embarrassment and that doesn't sit well with me at all. There are different reasons as to why someone might experience loneliness. They could feel alone in a relationship, they could feel alone because of the remote work or maybe their job requires them to travel and be on the road alot away from their friends and families, they might be elderly and the kids might be grown and busy with their own families, you might be new in a City or country and haven't made connections or friends yet, you might suffer from social anxiety or you might be in a room FULL OF PEOPLE and still feel alone and the list goes on.If you have made it this far and I didn't list your reason for feeling alone then I apologise. The point I'm trying to make is that you have nothing to feel embarrassed about. You are not alone we are here for you.