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+title: Loneliness
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+...
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+When you are lonely, it becomes harder and harder to make new friends
+and to form relationships. There are several ways to combat loneliness:
+
+-   Go outside. Don't stay indoors on your computer or in front of your
+    computer all day. Go outside and do something. It could be a hobby
+    (you can form new hobbies). Go somewhere where there are people, and
+    try to mix with them. This is easier if you find like-minded people
+    who share hobbies/interests that you have, e.g. in a club or group
+    for the thing that you want to do
+-   Do sports. Even if you're not good at it, it can help. There are
+    many types of sports you can do, e.g. karate (or other martial arts)
+    as training/practise, where you are interacting with people, and you
+    can form friendships that way
+-   Talk to people on the internet. When you're at home, if you have
+    no one around and no one that you can see, find a community on the
+    internet for something that you're interested in. You could also
+    form your own community for a given topic or project, if you have
+    the interest/skills for it (whatever it is).
+-   Get a pet. Pets (particularly dogs) can be a wonderful thing to help
+    with loneliness and most dogs will love you unconditionally
+-   Watch lots of TV. TV (or any live media) can be useful as
+    entertainment generally, as a distraction, and there are people in
+    TV who you might be able to relate to. This is useful during those
+    times where it is not possible to see anyone. You could also watch
+    films/movies, etc
+-   Read a book. Reading is very good for loneliness, and reading is
+    free in most countries (via public libraries)
+-   Basically do anything that you think will increase your contact with
+    other human beings.
+
+<http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/tips-for-everyday-living/loneliness/>
+
+<http://www.webofloneliness.com/>
+