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How do you deal with loneliness?
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Hi Alice,
I'm so sorry that you are lonely. It's hard to deal with loneliness. My husband died a year ago and I have been coping with loneliness ever since. This forum has been a big help to me. There are a lot of very nice people on here who would love to communicate with you. I have found it really good at keeping me from being too lonely. Also talking to God helps me too. I don't have too many others to talk to. I'm 79 and most everyone I knew have died and gone to Heaven even the neighbor's cat who really liked me!
Keeping busy helps also. My husband had lung cancer and the last year of his life I was really busy taking care of him. A lot of cleaning and gardening got neglected so now I'm trying to catch up. I'm also realizing that I don't have the energy at 79 that I had at 49!
What is your situation? What has caused you to be lonely? I'd be interested in hearing your story if you would like to share it.
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I turn 70 in two weeks. My husband passed from pancreatic cancer 5 ago we lived in Australia when he passed Covid had just started so I was in Basic lockdown and since I refused vaccination I was also not allowed to fly until finally they allowed me to fly and I was able to come home to the states and I have Rheumatoid and this last year after 30 of not many symptoms I have now been having flares and in pain and so many other things it’s just super depressing
reading really helps me as it takes you somewhere else for awhile,
but you do need to be with people so you might consider being
a volunteer, joining a book group, seeing a therapist, asking your
family physician for anti-depressants...... 🙂 try everything until
you find some answers. Good luck. K
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I have spent decades looking after family 3 of whom are gone now, so of course I don't have the full life I used to. Im not a social creature at the best of times which adds to the loneliness and isolation ...