5 tips on combatting loneliness

An article that shares 5 great tips on how you can actively combat loneliness today.

reading in a cafe (not being lonely!!)

What is loneliness?

Loneliness is a deep sadness due to a lack of social interaction and relationships.

Every human being has a need for social connection. We all desire loving friends, a supportive family and healthy relationships — every individual wants this in different capacities, but the fact that we all share a desire for connection stands.

Loneliness arises when this innate human need for social connection isn’t met.

Loneliness is something pretty debilitating — it can be awful to feel that you have nobody close to you who cares and appreciates you.

There’s a few key ways, however, that you can work to combat loneliness and therefore develop strong connections, both of which increase happiness!

5 ways to combat loneliness

1. Disconnect.
2. Do small favours.
3. Work together.
4. Reach out.
5. Say hi.

Disconnect.

It’s become increasingly easy in today’s technological society to bury ourselves in social media whenever anything goes wrong in life…