Anyone can feel lonely at some point in life. Some people can be alone and not feel lonely while others can be surrounded by people and still feel lonely.
Below are 10 things women should do when they feel lonely:
You are unique: Not following the crowd doesn’t make you alone, it makes you unique. You should love who you are. There is nothing to be ashamed of.
You are allowed to open up: Opening up about how you feel is not a weakness, it is courageous. Try sharing how you feel with someone you trust. Getting honest and vulnerable can help create connection.
You are in control: You can use the power within yourself to make positive changes to your life. You could do this by relaxing, reflecting or doing a new hobby. You can take action that benefits you.
You can embrace your creativity: Try to represent your experience through art and creativity and share it with others. Own your experience. Take its power away.
Your hobbies and interests are important: You should care about what you enjoy. It could be anything from finding a new TV show to learning a new sport.
You can express your emotions in a healthy way: Practice sitting with your emotions. Being present with your emotions, reflecting and accepting your emotions. Connect to you. Journal, doodle, voice-memo and express yourself.
You deserve to treat yourself: Show kindness to yourself with a little gift. Whether that’s buying your favourite chocolate bar, putting time aside to play video games or dancing to your favourite song. You can be your own friend. You can be kind to yourself.
You can create space between your feelings and social media: Try to become active not passive when using social media. What feelings arise? Are you making judgements about someone else’s life or your own? You could also take a break from social media Unfollowing or muting accounts that bring up difficult feelings and following accounts that make you feel empowered can help with feelings of loneliness.
You deserve quality relationships: Make building quality relationships a priority over a quantity of relationships. The bonds you have with people can help to combat loneliness. Take time to strengthen your relationships. Tell yourself you deserve this.
You can find peace in a busy world: If you are feeling disconnected from yourself, try and get connected to nature. Getting connected to nature can help you to feel at peace with yourself.
