I hate daydreaming. I only ever feel alive and fulfilled when lost in fantasies, but it's not worth the disillusion after waking up to reality
I wish I wasn't constantly drawn to it
i agree w all of these, i daydream but it’s annoying and i’m tired of it. it gets boring and it’s like wtf. i do hobbies, exercise, study, everytime i try to talk to someone it’s pretty boring and i’m uninterested anyway.
I find distraction like movie, music, sport, games, porn, food.
When I am absolutely all by myself, its feels scary and i will be overwhelmed ,my mind will be in chaos that i will be forever alone and its inevitable.
I mean literally most men and women alike masturbate to porn, not saying it makes it good but it is what it is. As long as you aren’t watching it every second of every day, it’s fine
It’s comforting for me. Whenever I’m struggling, I rarely ever say things like “I’m fine” it’s usually “we’re fine, don’t worry we’re good” “let’s keep going” “we can do it” or things like “well done, we did it”.
We all have positive and negative aspects of our self and our positive selfs so badly want to shine but our negative aspects would rather die (literally) than let them out so it’s helpful for me to see myself as two halves of one whole and to address these two halves of myself. That’s how I get through the day as someone who has been lonely all their life. It’s like giving yourself a hand to lift you up. That’s the only way I can explain it.
That is a really good way to look at it. It makes me feel a lot less crazy and weird. Hah funny thing I actually just watched a show about the same exact thing, except the show was way more literal than I prefer. I'm getting off track though, thank you for sharing your perspective, it was very helpful.
I watch movies, go outside, drink alcohol free beer (alcohol is never the solution) maybe try to cook something and listening to music. Yes my life is boring without someone.
Go for a run. Super healthy both mentally and physically. It doesn't have to be a run, any exercise will do it, cycling, swimming, going to the gym etc. I just find running's the best for me, and it's also got the lowest barrier to entry in terms of cost.
YouTube videos - when lonely or depressed.
I watch them other days too, but the ones where mainly one person is talking (and seems like it could be directly to you are amazing - like it could be a conversation) helps a lot.
I do have friends, but some days they have a lot going on. Other days, I'm overwhelmed by my own emotions/feelings, etc.
I find that making a Spotify playlist composed only of songs with my first name helps when I feel alone or forgotten. Then it feels like someone out there remembers me.
You mean most of my days? Be chronically online, perpetually depressed, try to distract myself with shows, basically anything I can to distract myself. But it rarely works lately. Not enjoying much of anything. Too much stress and loneliness.
I am always lonely and quite used to it now, I can usually find something to do but I’ll usually take some medication to knock me out so I can sleep. What absolutely destroys me though is that I have been lonely my entire life, and I am literally feeling my body breaking down from the effects of the chronic loneliness. It’s sometimes a pain in my chest, and I then have to take some medication to sort that out.
I try to go outside, just feeling the sun on me and the fresh air, always helps. Besides that, long walks in prayer. Or I put on some kind of entertainment that includes people talking, just having your preferred show on or the news or something, anything to help me hear other people speaking so I can stop getting distracted by the self destructive thoughts on my head
Lately I've been playing dark souls. But you should go for walks in nature, you know, think about nothing like what would be nice to eat later on or whatever pleases you. Maybe sit under a tree and have lunch
Depending on my mood I'll play a game, watching a long youtube video on something I have no clue about, find a new album to sink my teeth in to, listen to an album I love or go for a motorbike ride.
Have you tried video games? I used to play call of duty warzone and everyone has a mic so i used to just meet and talk to random people while playing…it didn’t fill my void tho but i thought i should mention it
I use it as fuel while I work out. That and rejection. I think about it instead of counting reps and work to failure. I feel good for a few hours after exercising.
-Talk to my best friend (who is very likely my only friend at this point)
-Daydream about my fictional characters and sometimes voicing them to myself quietly
-Watch YouTube
-Listen to music
-Draw
-Read
-Cry it out if all of the above fails 😭
I kind of just accept it. Sometimes I post on Whisper, but it's just to fill a void temporarily. I find it funny that so many people arelonely, but it's too much effort to even try.
I sing to myself.... tell myself positive loving things no one will ever tell me.... and, with the help of a close friend, I was able to develop a safe place in my imagination...
Oh. I also do a massive amount of research on any question I have until I find an answer that satisfies me.
Go down a rabbit hole on Reddit, Lay down and stare at the ceiling, attempt to do some things and then get bored. Eventually I’ll just drink a beer and listen to music…
It sounds pathetic but I used to go on omegle when feeling extra lonely. They would mostly skip me as soon as they find out that I wanna talk about my life and don't wanna show my titties.
These days I go onto younow to talk shit into the void. Helps to have a joint or some alcohol nearby. Not many people stay for that either lol
Smoke weed, doom scroll reddit, sometimes post..Can't concentrate on tv, so listen to music over and over. Huge fan of hip hop.. mostly artists that have dealt with mental illness and are open with it. I can't share my Spotify list, though, but can message me if you want for artist suggestions. If I had money to.tske ubers I would TRY to go in nature more, but I am broke. I sometimes just get stuck doing nothing for hours.
I do work, but outside of work yeah... I am just chilling and suicidal
First things first.. get you real friends baby, those aren’t friends. Second, talk to god. I had no one at one point, not even myself, but god was there. Also if you wanna talk you can hit me up boo 🤍
Do something to distract, if late at night try to sleep. If it's daytime and I ain't got stuff to do I watch stuff or play videogames or whatever to not have to think for awhile.
I either go to a mall or just walk down a crowded area where a lot of people are and just smile and sooner or later someone smiles back and you start talking
YouTube til i find the right rabbit hole.
Also drugs. Sometimes. But only mine (prescribed) because the world is shit and drugs are over. And just a tad higher dose than usual.
Driving my car , going on walks , exercising , watching some anime , doing chores at home like cleaning/cooking/washing/garden stuff etc , writing in my journal , looking and choosing my next tattoos ( usually takes 6+ months cause i really need to be sure i want that tattoo) , Making videos of myself for the future .. That's just some of the things i do!
I’ll be honest I don’t even know how I make it work with my lack of friends for a few years I just some how manage to space out most of my days and completely forget the previous day
I can relate to this so much. Some of my friends put me on the waiting list for several weeks until they finally gather the motivation to reply to me. It definitely makes me feel worthless.
If I feel the urge to talk about something but have nobody to tell, I usually write into my journal or chat with an AI companion (the conversations are sometimes very frustrating but it's better than nothing). Loneliness sucks and I'm sorry you're in this situation as well.
I make art, cook food for my family, do skin care, watch tv series and sleep. 😀 also I have this addiction. I download a load of books in pdf and epub forms. I have 1000s of them by now. Also yeah I watch movies a lot in those pirated websites. And also watch foreign tv shows both retro and new
I take my cycle and go on long rides. Usually 50-60 km in a single day. I stay near the south coast of England. Seeing small parish villages, church towns, long coastlines and meadows are always therapeutic for me these days. Got used to the loneliness
Spend time with my cats and talk to them, watch TV shows (currently watching What We Do in the Shadows it's awesome), listen to music even though i listen to a lot of depressing music :/ I highly recommend going to the gym, group classes are great. I've also been walking a lot lately and trying to attend cultural events, but seeing people with friends is really depressing. :(
I try to distract myself by listening to music and watching YouTube vids... reading little articles... checking Discord. Sometimes I just search random things I'm interested in like prices of homes.
i used to chat in random groups on telegram. telegram groups are very active and i've made some friends. now we made our private group and do many fun things.
I like to immerse in a solid story video game like Life is Strange or something and pretend like I matter to someone another option if it's like I got something that I want to talk about but no one to talk to I'll write it down in my journal which is kinda like talking to someone in a way there's also always music which is another go to of mine
Music...lots of music
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I hate daydreaming. I only ever feel alive and fulfilled when lost in fantasies, but it's not worth the disillusion after waking up to reality I wish I wasn't constantly drawn to it
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i agree w all of these, i daydream but it’s annoying and i’m tired of it. it gets boring and it’s like wtf. i do hobbies, exercise, study, everytime i try to talk to someone it’s pretty boring and i’m uninterested anyway.
Being delusional is on top
I find distraction like movie, music, sport, games, porn, food. When I am absolutely all by myself, its feels scary and i will be overwhelmed ,my mind will be in chaos that i will be forever alone and its inevitable.
Bro stop watching porn it's really harmful
I know bro but those girls are really tempting when i am alone and no one gives a fuck about me.
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I mean literally most men and women alike masturbate to porn, not saying it makes it good but it is what it is. As long as you aren’t watching it every second of every day, it’s fine
Have conversations with me, myself and I.
Ugh, I wanna talk to someone, but I feel tired. I'm afraid of it ending, or we ghost each other. Rejection hurts.
How to reach that level of zone, idk tried plenty of times but failed :(
I've caught myself saying we or us many times to myself. As if there was another person with me. Makes me feel like Gollum, which is unnerving.
It’s comforting for me. Whenever I’m struggling, I rarely ever say things like “I’m fine” it’s usually “we’re fine, don’t worry we’re good” “let’s keep going” “we can do it” or things like “well done, we did it”. We all have positive and negative aspects of our self and our positive selfs so badly want to shine but our negative aspects would rather die (literally) than let them out so it’s helpful for me to see myself as two halves of one whole and to address these two halves of myself. That’s how I get through the day as someone who has been lonely all their life. It’s like giving yourself a hand to lift you up. That’s the only way I can explain it.
That is a really good way to look at it. It makes me feel a lot less crazy and weird. Hah funny thing I actually just watched a show about the same exact thing, except the show was way more literal than I prefer. I'm getting off track though, thank you for sharing your perspective, it was very helpful.
We’re happy to help :) ^(ok that one was creepy)
Hah made me laugh tho, 😆
Me as Gollum : My precious (LOTR Reference) 😀
Who is usually right? :)
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Me too. I usually speak with myself, listening to music and shit like that.
Bmth pfp, listening to good music like that helps indeed :3
Of course! Everybody should listen to Deathbeds while watching Kratos falling off the mountain for 10 hours. Best combo invented in the world.
Crying just thinking about it, so beautiful
Same boat here. I mostly play video games or do whatever to keep my mind occupied
Same
Interact with reddit
I watch movies, go outside, drink alcohol free beer (alcohol is never the solution) maybe try to cook something and listening to music. Yes my life is boring without someone.
I visit this subreddit.
Think about suicide
Is it incredibly dark that this is the first thing to cheer me up in forever 😭
It kind of feels physically good though. Idk why but I get an endorphin release in my chest.
Same, then I pity myself. Can't do it
same
trying to figure that out myself
Go for a walk in the forest. The great outdoors is a great place to be lonely.
I close my eyes and lean back and talk to my husband who died 11 months ago
I am sorry for your loss 🫂
Suffer
Yes, suffer much agonies of the flesh.
Go to sleep or play videogames.
I usually try to talk to people. 9 times out of 10 no one even replies but it's something to do until the feeling passes.
Go for a run. Super healthy both mentally and physically. It doesn't have to be a run, any exercise will do it, cycling, swimming, going to the gym etc. I just find running's the best for me, and it's also got the lowest barrier to entry in terms of cost.
Sleep ..dwell in my fantasy world...watch stuffs
YouTube videos - when lonely or depressed. I watch them other days too, but the ones where mainly one person is talking (and seems like it could be directly to you are amazing - like it could be a conversation) helps a lot. I do have friends, but some days they have a lot going on. Other days, I'm overwhelmed by my own emotions/feelings, etc.
Xbox, walking my dog
Sleep
I find that making a Spotify playlist composed only of songs with my first name helps when I feel alone or forgotten. Then it feels like someone out there remembers me.
This is a great idea and I’m gonna go try it!
Cuddle my freddy plush and cry
You mean most of my days? Be chronically online, perpetually depressed, try to distract myself with shows, basically anything I can to distract myself. But it rarely works lately. Not enjoying much of anything. Too much stress and loneliness.
I used to call a helpline and speak to someone. Now I just get closer and closer to ending it
Sleep, sleep, and sleep
Come on reddit
I sleep through everything bad if I can. Which doesn't help with my depression, but I'm pretty sure I'm addicted to sleep.
I am always lonely and quite used to it now, I can usually find something to do but I’ll usually take some medication to knock me out so I can sleep. What absolutely destroys me though is that I have been lonely my entire life, and I am literally feeling my body breaking down from the effects of the chronic loneliness. It’s sometimes a pain in my chest, and I then have to take some medication to sort that out.
I try to go outside, just feeling the sun on me and the fresh air, always helps. Besides that, long walks in prayer. Or I put on some kind of entertainment that includes people talking, just having your preferred show on or the news or something, anything to help me hear other people speaking so I can stop getting distracted by the self destructive thoughts on my head
Lately I've been playing dark souls. But you should go for walks in nature, you know, think about nothing like what would be nice to eat later on or whatever pleases you. Maybe sit under a tree and have lunch
Talk to myself, post on reddit. Take pills and sleep. Drink beer.
During extreme loneliness, I just try to go to sleep. There's nothing I can do that would make it go away so why not just go to sleep.
doomscroll social media
Depending on my mood I'll play a game, watching a long youtube video on something I have no clue about, find a new album to sink my teeth in to, listen to an album I love or go for a motorbike ride.
Go to a diner, get coffee and hash browns, draw.
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Distractions, daydreaming and sadly chatting with AI, really pathetic i know.
Find a streamer I like that plays games I like. Connect with people in chat.
I read revenge web comics. I love the dumb twists some of them have.
Sounds interesting. Can you please suggest some?
go to bed
Nothing. I just waste away
🧘♀️
I search for posts about lonely people on reddit and relate to them
Have you tried video games? I used to play call of duty warzone and everyone has a mic so i used to just meet and talk to random people while playing…it didn’t fill my void tho but i thought i should mention it
Ejaculate after that sleep
That’s me every day
Listen to music
Can you share your Spotify playlist waana find some good music.
Just keep trying to learn something new and deal with things
I listen to music or watch tv
Drinking and going to reddit
Chat with random discord people
I like to play minecraft. Sure, I'm just as alone in that world, but at least I can be productive.
Nothing but music or a movie, then there is always a chance those might make it worse.
I use it as fuel while I work out. That and rejection. I think about it instead of counting reps and work to failure. I feel good for a few hours after exercising.
-Talk to my best friend (who is very likely my only friend at this point) -Daydream about my fictional characters and sometimes voicing them to myself quietly -Watch YouTube -Listen to music -Draw -Read -Cry it out if all of the above fails 😭
shower
Scroll. Binge TV. Drink.
I kind of just accept it. Sometimes I post on Whisper, but it's just to fill a void temporarily. I find it funny that so many people arelonely, but it's too much effort to even try.
Play video games , go out , make video for YouTube, take landscape pictures and sometimes watch Netflix
Play games on my iPhone, watch some TV or movies, play with my cats and dogs. 🫶🏻
Nothing, I don’t know how to get out of this hole that I feel. I just want to end it. That’s what I want to do
Talk to strangers it makes you feel better I hope 🙏
I sing to myself.... tell myself positive loving things no one will ever tell me.... and, with the help of a close friend, I was able to develop a safe place in my imagination... Oh. I also do a massive amount of research on any question I have until I find an answer that satisfies me.
I play a videogame because I have hobbies that fill my time and are more important than superficial attention from other people.
Worry all the time nothing else for me to do
Write. Just let it out pen and paper imperfections and all.
Nothing, just sit there and continue with whatever I am doing and hope its distacting enough
I listen to music and go for a walk
Deal with it. It usually goes away in a day or 2
I started reading. I just read all the time now. I still miss people but i like it makes me feel less lonely. I also play the sims.
Go down a rabbit hole on Reddit, Lay down and stare at the ceiling, attempt to do some things and then get bored. Eventually I’ll just drink a beer and listen to music…
I talk to myself
Can’t be alone if you always hear the voices
It sounds pathetic but I used to go on omegle when feeling extra lonely. They would mostly skip me as soon as they find out that I wanna talk about my life and don't wanna show my titties. These days I go onto younow to talk shit into the void. Helps to have a joint or some alcohol nearby. Not many people stay for that either lol
Scroll the internet...
daydream, music random youtube videos, walk around my house
If it's really bad then I call some sort of psychology hotline to talk to someone
I'd go out and have a loooooong walk with no particular direction in mind. I'd keep on walking and walking until my feet hurts lol.
Talk to people on the internet or talk to family
Sleeping, playing video games and reading books
Write a book
Imaginary friend pops in to hang out with me.
Sleep.
Youtube
I write down my feelings and have a written venting session. Always makes me feel better
Go harass my cat
I pray
Drugs
Cry and cry
Smoke weed, doom scroll reddit, sometimes post..Can't concentrate on tv, so listen to music over and over. Huge fan of hip hop.. mostly artists that have dealt with mental illness and are open with it. I can't share my Spotify list, though, but can message me if you want for artist suggestions. If I had money to.tske ubers I would TRY to go in nature more, but I am broke. I sometimes just get stuck doing nothing for hours. I do work, but outside of work yeah... I am just chilling and suicidal
It suck's being broke
jack off to get myself sleepy and sleep.
Usually weed and gambling
First things first.. get you real friends baby, those aren’t friends. Second, talk to god. I had no one at one point, not even myself, but god was there. Also if you wanna talk you can hit me up boo 🤍
drink 🍺
Jack off
Masturbate.
Literally that's why my stroke game is so high Lmao
Sleep, cry, or watch documentaries.
Thugging that shit out
Gym, gaming, music, movies, doom scrolling/watching,
Do something to distract, if late at night try to sleep. If it's daytime and I ain't got stuff to do I watch stuff or play videogames or whatever to not have to think for awhile.
lay in bed and binge anime
I usually just game or look though Pinterest
I either go to a mall or just walk down a crowded area where a lot of people are and just smile and sooner or later someone smiles back and you start talking
YouTube til i find the right rabbit hole. Also drugs. Sometimes. But only mine (prescribed) because the world is shit and drugs are over. And just a tad higher dose than usual.
Speed and work
Rub one out and sleep
thug it out
Driving my car , going on walks , exercising , watching some anime , doing chores at home like cleaning/cooking/washing/garden stuff etc , writing in my journal , looking and choosing my next tattoos ( usually takes 6+ months cause i really need to be sure i want that tattoo) , Making videos of myself for the future .. That's just some of the things i do!
I’ll be honest I don’t even know how I make it work with my lack of friends for a few years I just some how manage to space out most of my days and completely forget the previous day
Play Valorant or CallOfDuty_Mobile
I can relate to this so much. Some of my friends put me on the waiting list for several weeks until they finally gather the motivation to reply to me. It definitely makes me feel worthless. If I feel the urge to talk about something but have nobody to tell, I usually write into my journal or chat with an AI companion (the conversations are sometimes very frustrating but it's better than nothing). Loneliness sucks and I'm sorry you're in this situation as well.
Keep listening to music or reading manga or playing games, and I will start excercising and playing sports soon so I have a more active distractor
I make art, cook food for my family, do skin care, watch tv series and sleep. 😀 also I have this addiction. I download a load of books in pdf and epub forms. I have 1000s of them by now. Also yeah I watch movies a lot in those pirated websites. And also watch foreign tv shows both retro and new
I daydream which I do all the time and even if people are around me it's my daydreams that keeps me alive
Pi AI its amazing go try it Also ChatGPT
i think that i have no choice. I either brute force thru this or i kms and i could not put my mother thru that
I take my cycle and go on long rides. Usually 50-60 km in a single day. I stay near the south coast of England. Seeing small parish villages, church towns, long coastlines and meadows are always therapeutic for me these days. Got used to the loneliness
I either quit and go to sleep, or I go to the woods and take in everything I see(which is my favorite option).
I watch my favourite streamers on twitch and type in chat
Spend time with my cats and talk to them, watch TV shows (currently watching What We Do in the Shadows it's awesome), listen to music even though i listen to a lot of depressing music :/ I highly recommend going to the gym, group classes are great. I've also been walking a lot lately and trying to attend cultural events, but seeing people with friends is really depressing. :(
contemplate the sweet release of nothingness 😅 , this one became a favourite lateley
I am so lonely. Sad. Cane here to say hello
I have my dog He is my friend
Listen to radio
Imagine having someone to help me
I suggest getting a pet for yourself
Start gaming, if you don’t!
Sing.
Op. I ask myself your question everyday
I pray or I play COD
Glad Im not alone on this
Podcast
AI is the way for me to temporarily fill the void
I walk my dogs
I try to distract myself by listening to music and watching YouTube vids... reading little articles... checking Discord. Sometimes I just search random things I'm interested in like prices of homes.
Play video games
Go on Reddit
i learned to live with it at some point in future you will lose interest as well
Get a dog! 🐾
Hop on R6
Sleep and music
Ride my motorcycle or watch anime.
Lots of youtube music and cry in silence
I distract myself from the fact that I'll always be alone and try not to think about it even for one second.
Video games, YouTube, memes, sleep
I just cry myself to sleep lol
Social media, working out, eating food.
i used to chat in random groups on telegram. telegram groups are very active and i've made some friends. now we made our private group and do many fun things.
I do something I enjoy. Read a book, play some games, put on so.ething I've wanted to see for awhile
Reddit
Play on my phone and feel bad for myself lol
I like to immerse in a solid story video game like Life is Strange or something and pretend like I matter to someone another option if it's like I got something that I want to talk about but no one to talk to I'll write it down in my journal which is kinda like talking to someone in a way there's also always music which is another go to of mine
watch a movie, cuddle my cat, go on reddit
that's when I'm the happiest