Loneliness. How to deal with it? Loneliness doesn't always affect people who don't have family or friends. People who do not complain about the lack of contact with other people often struggle with it. This problem may affect both the economic migrant who left his family in his homeland, the old man who lived his life, and the tiny child who did not experience the love of his parents. How to recognize it and how to deal with it?
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Is loneliness loneliness?
By definition, loneliness is defined as the state of a person who lives alone. However, this term only takes on meaning when it is confronted with a specific human being. There are three main types of loneliness:
- social (physical) loneliness - affects people who live in social isolation, which can be actual or imaginary. Such a state is distinguished primarily by the fact that such a person has social contacts reduced to a minimum.
- mental loneliness (loneliness) - arises when a person does not have a close and intimate relationship with another person. This feeling is felt differently in each case.
- moral loneliness - it manifests itself when a person feels a lack of identification with values, norms or has a problem with life goals. He often feels a lack of meaning in life. It may result from the lack of a coherent system of values or result from its crisis.
When do we need to worry?
Loneliness can be treated as a disease. However, its first symptoms are often non-specific, so we may not pay attention to them. This is why loneliness very quickly begins to turn into depression, which in extreme cases can end in suicide. It is good to be aware of the circumstances that may create a feeling of isolation. These include in particular:
- loss of a loved one,
- work in an unusual place or at unusual hours,
- no possibility to make and keep acquaintances,
- cultural barrier.
Cope on your own or go to a specialist?
In the initial stages of loneliness, we are able to deal with ourselves. It is enough to identify the factors that make us feel lonely. The best medicine at this stage is to avoid these circumstances, and if we are unable to avoid them, find a way to react.
Loneliness. How to deal with it? When to go to a specialist?
However, if we cannot cope with loneliness ourselves, we will have to turn to a specialist for help. This should be done especially in the following circumstances:
- if the feeling of loneliness becomes unbearable,
- if we are unable to help ourselves, and in our environment there are untrusted people who will provide support,
- as soon as we notice the first symptoms of depression.
Loneliness or loneliness?
It is worth knowing that loneliness has many faces. We can feel lonely even when we make new contacts and have loved ones. Isolation can arise, for example, when we are not fully understood by our immediate surroundings. In many cases, we are able to deal with loneliness on our own. It is also worth knowing that we are not condemned only to ourselves. In extreme cases, you should turn to a specialist who will support you in overcoming this feeling.
