Loneliness and what we can do about it

[Artechim]

You know that amazing feeling when you call an old friend you haven't talked to in ages and chat for a couple of hours about nothing and everything? That reconnect that is just so good for the soul? But how often do I actually do it? I don't have that many good friends but I do have enough that I could call someone every week and keep in touch. What do I do instead? Sit at the computer/watch telly/read a book. And then complain that I am lonely.

It is true that life tends to take everyone further away from the friendships that we make, but with all the technology available we don't make use of it to keep in touch. DH and I were talking about this the other day - people used to write long letters to each other, which then changed to quick emails, and now it is just a one liner instant message or FB comment and we somehow think that is enough. Phones can still be used to ring people but for some reason we content ourselves with a text.

So my humble opinion is that we need to make an effort. There are people out there that care and would love to hear from you. Make a night of the week that is catch up night - arrange a cafe dessert meeting with a local friend or call someone. I can guarantee you that if you called they would love to talk and thoroughly enjoy it, but no one takes the initiative to do it so we all sit around lonely surrounded by our devices. Be proactive and be the one to call.

I think I will implement my plan starting tomorrow. I will let you know how it goes

[~TT40~]

For me personally...I feel less lonely when I interact with people in person vs msging and social media. So I make It a priority to make sure I have I person catchups with my friends. I'm fortuantly tho that I have a few mummy friends in my town that I can txt in the morning and invite around for a cuppa that day, and they do the same so I'm seeing them at least twice a week. And we only live a block or two from eachother