When you are lonely what do you do to feel less lonely?

United States
May 2, 2007 11:22pm CST
When I am lonely I get on the net and play game sometimes to feel less lonely. I also have some friends online I can talk to. I have friends I call on the phone. I also play with my dog. Pets can be a great source of company when you are lonely. What do you do to feel less lonely?
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@deepti15 (1190)
• India
3 May 07
When I am really sad or depressed or even hurt, I generally like being alone. In such a terse situation when I am really lonely only two things can make me feel better, either I grab a good sleep or I read soem good novel. Whenever I have a good slumber I feel I can conquer any problem. No problem is big, it will all soon pass, this is my attitude after sleep. And when I am reading some good novel, full of drama, I just forget myself in the charachetrs of the novel. I feel like my problem is so small in front of theres or if it is something happy going in the novel I feel better, that happy times will be soon here in my life too! Strange but that is how I feel.
• United States
3 May 07
Thank you for sharing those are good ideas.
@agentneo (83)
• India
3 May 07
I normally read books or write something on my diary....!!!!sometimes i think that my diary is my best friend!!!
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• United States
3 May 07
Great idea! Thank you for sharing.
@gberlin (3836)
3 May 07
I like to read or play games on the computer or get on the internet. I too will call my son or my dad or friend. Mostly though I don't mind being alone. It is rare that I feel lonely. Sometimes, if the weather is nice, then I will also go for a walk. I live in a rural community so there is no hustle and bustle of live and a walk around the block can be very relaxing!
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• United States
4 May 07
Those are good ideas. People tend to stare here when you are out walking and since I have a bad leg I am a bit self conscious I am trying to overcome that though.
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• United States
3 May 07
I frequently turn to the internet when lonely, I have many good friends on here [internet]. I have several sites I like to visit, I do instant messenging, or as you do I can play games. I am a disabled person, and I am alone much of the time, for me the computer and the internet are a very great blessing, making my life much richer.
• United States
3 May 07
I like to play games online too. Where and what do you play?
• Netherlands
10 May 07
When I'm feeling lonely....I'll just turn my computer on and glued myself to it. By reading and responding some posts in mylot, sometimes I'm able to get rid of those lonely feeling....some post made made me laugh and giggle. If it didn't work...I just turn on TV and munching....
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• United States
16 May 07
That is a good idea.
@laiza14 (593)
• Philippines
3 May 07
if you have the internet you wont feel lonely, but sometimes i feel a bit linely too, because i get bored. .but good thing there's a cellphone and friends i can sms with, i ususally send them group messages and whoever sms me back, is the one i can sms with! when i feel bored i also visit mylot, a cool place to share and earn!
• United States
3 May 07
Friends sure help beat loneliness.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
3 May 07
I do exactly the same things that you do minus the dog. I don't have a dog, but I do have four cats and that is what I play with. My cats are loving and loyal. I just to be a person who was very lonely, now since the internet came into my life, I have the odd day but I am really not very lonely anymore at all.
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• United States
4 May 07
Thank you for sharing that with me.
@mskzalameda (4023)
• Philippines
3 May 07
What do I do when I'm lonely? When I am lonely, sometimes I just want to be alone. I want to hear some conscience running down my ears. I would love to hear the voice of my favorite singer and their songs, the band songs and all that stuff. I want to entertain myself and don't get a miserable life. I don't want to make my life more miserable so I need to cheer up and do things that can make my day. I get myself busy and do some things that can eventually make me happy. =)
• United States
3 May 07
Thanks for your comment.
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@dpauli (407)
• Indonesia
3 May 07
My schedule everyday is fullfilled with working and other activities so it's very rare that I find myself in loneliness. But actually, I'm typical that can enjoy loneliness when it comes, by spending the time in my room, listening to music, praise and worship, or just sleep. I don't like any pet or have my own computer or TV set in my room, so usually I spend it with reading bokks/mags/novel.
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• United States
3 May 07
Thank you for your comment.
• Hong Kong
3 May 07
Oh for me, being lonely is a really big thing and it's hard to "remove" that feeling just by doing something (for me). I would find myself some hard work to do when I get lonely, like doing housework, re-decorating the house, re-arranging the wardrobe...something that's time consuming, brain consuming and physically consuming. Then I get tired and I will go to bed early. Usually after sleeping, I feel so much better the next day.
• United States
3 May 07
Thank you for sharing your good ideas.
• India
10 May 07
if u r lonely need not to worry. U need not to call any one In reality no one should feel lonely. When i am lonely i can control my thoughts. I can recall the things and enjoy them again. Lonelyness is state of ur mind u should be able to control it. To do these things u need to do some meditation. or mind controlling exercise.