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What Are Your Tips on Dealing with Loneliness?

What Are Your Tips on Dealing with Loneliness?

by Martin OLS Community Manager -
Number of replies: 1

The feeling of loneliness can hit hard, especially when someone is in a foreign environment. This can be due to numerous factors and it’s important to know that loneliness is surprisingly common. Coping with loneliness abroad can be difficult as there are some barriers like language, culture or lack of support network. Fortunately, there are several effective techniques that one can use to cope with their feelings of loneliness while living abroad. 

Before we start to provide advice on how to cope with loneliness when abroad or just far from home, we would like to hear your own tips which work or worked for you.

Please let the others know what works best and what to do when the feeling of being alone hit the hardest.

I am looking forward to hearing your tips in this thread. Just click reply below and write!

Martin, OLS Community Manager – Czech


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In reply to Martin OLS Community Manager

Re: What Are Your Tips on Dealing with Loneliness?

by Martin OLS Community Manager -
Feeling lonely is a common issue that many of us grapple with. It can be caused by a variety of things such as moving to a new place, transitioning to a new job, or other life changes. It is important to take steps to actively combat loneliness. This can include finding ways to make friends and build relationships with people in your community, getting involved in activities that are enjoyable for you, and doing things that bring joy and comfort into your day-to-day life. In this article, we will discuss some tips on how to deal with loneliness and homesickness so that you can start living your life again.

One way to combat loneliness is to join a club or activity in your new community. If you are able to join a club or activity that interests you, it can be a great way to meet people and get involved in something new. Joining an interest-based club may also be a way to connect with people at your school or a way to make friends who share the same interests as you.

Let us know what would be your way to cope with loneliness.

We are here to listen.

Martin, OLS Community Manager – Czech