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10 effective ways to deal with loneliness

10 effective ways to deal with loneliness.

Start a Podcast: It’s a creative way to express yourself, even if it’s just you talking about your day. It’s like having a conversation, but without the awkward silences.

Play Supermarket Hide and Seek: Combat loneliness by playing hide and seek in the supermarket. It’s a unique blend of social interaction and stealth. See if you can beat the record of 3 hours unnoticed in the toilet paper aisle.

Change Your Phone’s Language: Deal with loneliness by setting your phone’s language to French. It doesn’t solve the problem, but deciphering texts can feel like cracking a sophisticated code.

Ghost Your Apartment: Tackle loneliness by playing ‘ghost’ in your apartment. Turn off all the lights and try to spook your furniture. It’s a humorous way to engage with your surroundings.

Join Random Zoom Meetings: When feeling lonely, hop into random Zoom meetings. It’s a way to feel connected to the outside world, even if it’s just as a silent, pixelated observer.

Talk to Your Plants: Address loneliness by chatting with your plants. It’s a one-sided conversation, but caring for something else can help you feel less isolated.

Interactive TV with Popcorn: Make popcorn and playfully throw it at the TV during dramatic scenes. It’s a way to interact with the fictional world in a fun, no-login-required manner.

Put Googly Eyes on Fridge Items: Cope with loneliness by putting googly eyes on items in your fridge. It’s a small, silly act that brings a bit of personality and humor into your daily routine.

Create a Sock Puppet Audience: Fight loneliness by turning your socks into an audience for a home comedy show. It’s a creative and light-hearted way to feel like you’re sharing laughs with someone, or something.

Take Online Personality Quizzes: When feeling isolated, dive into online personality quizzes. It’s a fun distraction that can offer surprising insights into your character, or at least a good laugh.

Joe Ditzel

Joe Ditzel is a keynote speaker, humor writer, and really bad golfer. You can reach him via email at [email protected] as well as Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn.