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How do you deal with loneliness?

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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 ...

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Hi Tisme,
It's hard when your life changes and changes somewhat abruptly like it did for you. Even if we know that someday it may happen we aren't totally prepared for it. I know I wasn't when my husband died a year ago. All of a sudden, life is different and very lonely and isolated. There are places where you can go to meet new people like a senior center, libraries etc. But you may be apprehensive about starting over and meeting new people. I know I am. Especially these days. You never know who you can trust. However, that's just me being paranoid.

This website is perfect for lonely people. The people on here are so kind and caring. It helps a lot. Many of them have similar problems so a person has a lot in common with them. I know that this site helped me immensely when my husband died and even before he died when I was dealing with his home oxygen which I didn't know much about. I got a lot of good advice about it.

Also you can always send a private message to someone if you prefer your comments aren't read by the entire world. Feel free to send me a private message if you want to.

I hope things get better for you. I'll say a prayer for you.
PML