A lot of people are just as lonely as you are, believe it or not.
With loneliness, we tend to forget about how a lot of people struggle with it at some point in their lives. Whether it be the broken down 15 year old girl who is just figuring out love and trying not to get her heart broken, or the college boy who misses his friends and family and tries to hide his pain with a big smile and goofy antics, or the mom who is stuck in a loveless marriage afraid of what her life would be like without the routine she’s known for so long.
Loneliness is something we all share; as humans we long for that connection. And when we don’t have that connection, especially when we watch others that do have it, it can become overwhelming and saddening. Loneliness can come in many different forms, such as the small moments where we feel alone or the more serious and longer periods of sadness that can lead to worse things.
If I’m being honest here, I don’t know how to fix loneliness, rather you can’t really “fix” it in the first place; there is just simply nothing that I can tell you that is going to “fix” your loneliness. However, even if I don’t know your exact situation, what I can do is tell you that I understand what it is like. And from my experience, when you know someone that is struggling with loneliness or even just someone that you’ve noticed is a little down lately, just make an effort to talk to them- AND HUGS! I think some of the most supportive and helpful things I’ve ever received were hugs from people who I knew understood.




