How do you deal with loneliness?

[Megacherv]

You are not alone
Dear loneliness
You forgot
But I remember this...

Wait, what? Oh right, anwering the question...

...erm...porn?

 

[Eisenfaust]

i wasn't aware it was something that needed to be dealt with...

 

[Nietz]

I have the opposite problem. My usual schedule is pretty much jam-packed with work, friends, fiancée and all manner of undertakings. But I always take at least one day/evening off for just myself. I like being alone. When I don't get the time to be alone for a week or two I get stressed out and easily annoyed with people and stuff.
Then again, I'm never really that alone, I have a kitty.

...So my advice is: Take care of your alone time, or get one of these:
http://www.djurhjalpen.nu/bilder/efterlyst/morris_051102.jpg

 

[Russian_Assassin]

I can't deal with it. It really tears me apart. I am a really social person and if I sit home for 24 or more hours I become insane and depressed from boredom and loneliness

I WANT TO GO TO A CLUB, GET DRUNK AND HAVE A WILD TIME DAMMIT! [small]:'([/small]

Thank fuck I have a kitty, that bites me whenever he's bored, which is all the time...

 

[p3t3r]

i don't really feel lonely i hangout with my friends pretty much everyday and the days when i don't it is because there all busy so i usually just game and go on the escapist.

 

[Eliam_Dar]

For some reason people tends to stick to me so I usually have the opposite problem.

 

[Mavvy]

Get laid or get a girlfriend
I don't get this feeling, but it would get rid of any sense of inadequacy for a bit

 

[Killerscape]

I deal with loneliness in a simple way. Heavy metal music and alcohol. Or just get a girlfriend.

 

[Mistermixmaster]

Games, youtube vids, movies and anime... Clannad especially xD

Oh yeah, there's also this thing called social interaction, but it's kinda scary for some people.

 

[NLS]

Play music that reminds you of good times and do something good

 

[Zirat]

Give your heart to Jesus. You'll never be alone again.

Is he collecting organs, now?

How much does he pay, exactly?

He's a charity, but I pay, you can call me Mr. Nick...

All kidding aside I usually read, listen to music, or just go out for a walk in the sun. But all and all lonlieness doesnt bother me, I find it refreshing and relaxing.

 

[BoosterGold]

right now the RP forums on the escapist

 

[Sutter Cane]

Loneliness is a big problem for me. I end up feeling lonely way more often then it seems should be normal. I kind of hate being alone. It also doesn't help that most of my friends (including my best friend for about 10 years) are moving away for college, and I won't get to see them much. it also doesn't help that the ones that are staying in town either work, or are seemingly always busy. It feels like i nearly always need someone to talk to, and even when I can get to talk to them in these situations, i kind of feel like a parasite, leeching off their kindness for my own self-satisfaction. Does anyone here have some more advice for a lonely person?

 

[ShrooM_DoughKiD]

I Watch movies, listen to music, play a game, surf youtube..

Its a fair distraction, but it doesn't really make me feel any less alone.

 

[Bat Vader]

I used to get lonely all the time when I was younger but now I realize that loneliness is a better friend than any of my other friends. I can't stand being around people all that much. When I do have to leave my house I usually like to be left alone when in public. It annoys me to no end when someone comes up to me to talk. I think it is all most likely due to my misanthropic thinking.

 

[Giest4life]

Books. Lot's of them.

 

[TankCopter]

I never socialised much as a little kid, and as a result I'm not overly social. As far as I can remember, I've never been consciously lonely. Nor have I ever been very good at empathising or offering advice, partly because I don't want to hear about other people's problems, and because my solutions usually boil down to 'man up and keep going'.

As for your feelings, it sounds as though you may have an underlying issue behind them. Maybe you could discuss them with your family, or if that doesn't help, a therapist? It sounds a little extreme, but hey, it might help.

 

[Blue Musician]

At the moment I feel completely alone, despite the fact that I have three family members around the home, I have friends that I am speaking with currently and all that jazz that makes up social interaction.

Usually, to curb this feeling, I immerse myself in games for a few hours, and that turns the trick. Even repetitive grinding in MMO's distracts me from the fact that I never really feel fulfilled socially.

Everyone gets lonely. What do you do to make yourself feel less dead inside?

I am normally lonely, and I just love being lonely for the most part, though sometimes I'd like to not be...

You see, I'm a misanthrope, autist with alexithymia. That explains it all...