How do you cope with loneliness? (lemmy.world)

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It's not that I don't have anyone to talk to, it's that I don't have anything to talk about with others, and sometimes it happens that it's impossible to endure that loneliness and I want to socialize so badly, and I don't want to drink alcohol or watch shows on Netflix to drown out that feeling, because lately it hasn't helped. I wonder how you deal with it?

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[-] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Welcome to being an adult. It only gets worse as you get older. Other adults do not want to hear about your feelings.

You realize it's a futile cause and learn to live without it. Or you hire a professional therapist to listen to you.

If you are physically attractive you can also try dating. Lots of people on on first dates and use the date as a therapy session.

this post was submitted on 18 Dec 2025

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