Happiness is not what is shown on your face, it is what you feel. Moreover, happiness is not always there in your feeling. There are feeling like sad, scared, angry and more. One of the feeling is lonely, it feel really hurt sometime living alone. It may cause because of many different reason like you are living by yourself, doesn’t have any friend, or your family member are gone. If you are lonely, don’t think that it is the end of the world, there are ways that can turn you from lonely to happy. You just have to test which one of the solution below is working for you.
List down your hobbies
First, figure out what you love is important. It can make you feel better because it is what you love to do and also It doesn’t matter what it is. You also can join classes that are related to your hobbies. According to WikiHow, a website that provides helpful methods to do things, says that “maybe you have always been interested in cooking. Try taking a class to hone your skills”. Moreover, you can even make a friend while you’re taking that class and you won’t be lonely anymore. If your hobby is playing sports, you can even be healthy and getting outside could make you feel refresh too.
Make friends
For some people it is easy to make friends but some people it is hard. For me, in the past I don’t like talking to people that I don’t know but when time passes I learn that talking to people is important. WikiHow also says that, “You can learn to meet new people by acting friendly so that people feel comfortable approaching you.”, If you don’t know how to be friendly, there are tips for you . You can do things like smiling at other, say hi, say nice things to them, basically you can be more active. If you can make friends, it is easy not to feel lonely because you get someone to talk to, to play with, and to tell things that you are upset about.
Get a pet
For this method is for people who have pet or even if you don’t have one, you can raise one. Even though a pet can’t talk, but they can make us feel better. Why? Because your pet is what you love and they are always with you. They can even make you more active because if you have a dog or a cat, you can spend time with them outside and have fun with them. Moreover, they can make you healthier with all the exercise that they do with you and when you are outside, you can try talking to people around you, too. As a website call CDC(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) says that “Regular walking or playing with pets can decrease blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and triglyceride levels. Pets can help manage loneliness and depression by giving us companionship. ”. So, take care of your pet and they will take care of you.
I hope that these methods will help you. Don’t give up when you feel alone, try to find things that you can do to help you. Go talk to people that you trust the most because that will make you feel better, too. Fight against the loneliness because there are many people in this world, not just you, who feel lonely. Be a strong person, always get up when you fall down.