Loneliness

How you deal with loneliness when you think is too hard to be around people?
Nobody feels like you, and you feel completely weird and alone in the world...

Thanks

Loneliness is something I feel when I worry about myself.

Here is what works for me:
Breathing exercise with natural breath.
If you are feeling very anxious or angry or just want to calm down, you can try a breathing exercise that takes the attention away from the trigger of anxiety to a simple tool of counting breaths.

Find a comfortable position seated or la[/quote]ying down. Begin to relax your breathing. Silently count 1 on the inhale, and two on the exhale. Then silently count 3 on the inhale and 4 on the exhale. Continue up to 10 or until you lose the count then return to one. No judgement. I sometimes end up at 18 then smile and return to 1. The idea is to focus on the breath and the counting and not get sucked into the anxiety or anger trigger. Also works to quiet the mind.

I have to watch what I eat because foods I eat can stabilize my moods or exaggerate them. A high protein low carb diet with snacks or meals every 3-4 hours will over time reduce my swings. I also avoid alcohol and recreational drugs because those can really increase depression.

Other lifestyle changes that help me are doing yoga, exercises, mindfulness, calm music, painting pictures, and being active on Psych Central.

When I am concerned about others, my troubles fade into the background.

Hmmm, try going to just a bookstore or coffee shop where you don't feel pressured to really interact with people, but also aren't alone? Sometimes that helps for me.

I watch a movie. It's so sad, but I'll pretend I'm interacting with the people. If I can trick myself into believing it it will make me feel a little better.

i can't help you, because i'm dealing with the same thing. im just here to read other people's advices and to show you that you are not alone. i know i'm just a silly person on the internet, and honestly, i myself would react the same, but you're not alone in this.

When it's hard to be around people, I don't feel lonely because when it's hard to be around people I want to be alone.

Besides, I guess growing up as an only child, I was always alone & never lonely because I learned to do things of interest that I enjoyed doing by myself so much of my life now, it feels normal to be alone. I have to remind myself that I need to get out & be with people though with all the activities I'm involved in it's I always have interactions with people now...& sometimes I need my down time & my alone time to recharge at this point but when depression was bad, I never felt lonely being alone.

((((Lika))))