Loneliness Survival Guide: What an Empty Room Taught Me?

If you face the perils of loneliness, you can try any of my simple techniques

Daily I wake up to the buzzing sound of the refrigerator in the hall of my flat.

When my eyes are groggy, my mind is still sleepy, and the new sun rays shine through my favorite pink curtain, the emptiness in the flat seems to swallow me.

The day may be bright and sunny outside, but my day starts with a strange feeling in my mind.

I am alone in the room

What have I done to mitigate this unavoidable situation?

• I have covered the walls with a positive vibe wall hanging
• When I wake up, I play inspiring songs to uplift my mood.
• I step outside my room to soak in the early morning sun
• The walking tours YouTube videos accompany me during my meal time.
• I write daily.

I could not conquer the loneliness.

Probably, nothing can replace the physical presence of a human.

Here is an important lesson I have learned.

No matter how much money you have.No matter how passionate you are about your projects and work. If you do not have someone who sincerely cares and feels for you, you will experience loneliness badly.

According to the Cigna survey on loneliness, young people are more lonely than the older generation.

Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a professor of psychology at Brigham Young University, said

“Indeed, many nations around the world now suggest we are facing a ‘loneliness epidemic.’”

Nothing can replace the love and affection of a person.

When people have meaningful in-person interactions with others, loneliness reduces to some extent.

It makes humans human. Otherwise, there would be no difference between us and robots.

“We view a person’s physical, mental, and social health as being entirely connected. In analyzing this closely, we’re seeing a lack of human connection, which ultimately leads to a lack of vitality — or a disconnect between mind and body. We must change this trend by reframing the conversation to be about ‘mental wellness’ and ‘vitality’ to speak to our mental-physical connection. When the mind and body are treated as one, we see powerful results.” — David Cordani, president and chief executive officer of Cigna

Another important factor to reduce loneliness is having quality family time. According to the Cigna report, people feel less lonely when they regularly speak to their family members.

We, humans, have a survival instinct. It is the basic propensity to try to live better against all odds.

Similarly, I tried to drive this monstrous loneliness out of my life.

Below are a few ways I have tried. It worked to some extent.

• I do all the household work. It makes me so tired that the lonely house seems a blessing to my jaded body.
• I listen to productive audiobooks when I am not working on my laptop.
• . It distracts me from the nagging empty sound of my house.
• On weekends, I walk 5000 steps. It completely changes my mood. After a walk, the empty house feels good.
• I sprinkle aromatic oils in my room.
• I talk to my parents daily.
• I have created small goals for myself — earning $1 from online writing before the end of October 2023. I work towards it.
• I do a few hobbies whenever I get time. It keeps me happy.

If you face the perils of loneliness, you can try any of my simple techniques.

It will help you to some extent.

After doing all these, I still feel lonely sometimes.

But the effect is less now.

We cannot fight what happens to us. But we can transform our current situation to our advantage by our actions.

It is life.

“Loneliness is and always has been the central and inevitable experience of every man.” — Thomas Wolfe

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