What a great video, yellow_fleurs! Thank you so much for sharing it. I could relate to a lot in it and agree that in my case therapy may help me with this. The video's encouragement ideas in other respects sound like good ones. The whole topic certainly helps in realizing how widely spread loneliness is, some of the reasons, and some of the barriers we inadvertently create ourselves that exacerbate loneliness, and yet it was not at all presented as blaming the lonely.

P. S. I just called my dad, based on an encouragement in the video. I'm glad I did. My dad had been doing poorly for a while, but luckily is doing better. The last time I saw him, he asked me to stay longer than usual because he said he was "lonely". I was good for both of us. And this past week my therapist suggested I try to see him at least once per week. That's one of my therapy suggestions she offered. I think it's a good one. I've also wanted to take a French class, but an in person one. That's something that will be a real push for myself. I hope it works out. I had hoped it would be during the day, when I most need people, but unfortunately it is in the evening. I just need to work on this issue. I pretty much only allow my husband in my life in a very close way.