do you work/study in a social environment? for me usually that makes the social need mostly go away and i can appreciate thing like
more.
ive been a shut-in for a while so clearly that is not the case with me lol. and by how to cope with loneliness... i dont know if there is a very good, down to earth answer for people who have difficult means of cultivating strong connections (what actually makes someone feel the unbearable alienation and loneliness). in theory we'd have our families and maybe some close people but clearly nowadays thats increasingly more difficult.
perhaps substances are the better way or just trying to meet likeminded people irl somewhere or even online (really). i used to feel better and not in any way lonely when i had some really close online friends i shared a lot with. but i always get to a point where i break down because of irl things and just isolate in my shell again so ive lost dozens of friendships i wish i hadnt.
maybe one day we'll have a good pill for that! meanwhile drugs it is... or coping with hobbies or things like videogames, but imo after a certain while you lose some capacity to do this, especially if youve been lonely for a good time.
a pet, like a dog, is a good idea too and something im really close to experimenting out. some guys i know got dogs when in dark places and it helped them immensely. if i had one he'd sleep in my room because im a needy fuck
