{"id":14152,"date":"2022-05-04T16:20:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T15:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wowbeauty.co\/?p=14152"},"modified":"2025-06-18T15:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:01:35","slug":"six-things-that-you-can-do-when-youre-feeling-lonely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wowbeauty.co\/health-and-wellbeing\/six-things-that-you-can-do-when-youre-feeling-lonely\/","title":{"rendered":"Six things that you can do when you\u2019re feeling lonely"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the same way our bodies send us cues for tiredness, hunger, being too hot or too cold, loneliness is the body\u2019s cue for social connection. No matter who you are, if you have a body, you can experience loneliness. Humans are social animals who rely on each other to survive. Perhaps not in the way we once did, but we still rely on others for our survival through our exchange of information, goods and services.<\/p>\n

Whenever we feel unsafe, our bodies go into survival mode. That might be fight\/flight or freeze and people-please. All survival states affect our ability to think rationally, concentrate, feel at ease and authentically connect to ourselves and others. When we think about loneliness as a need for connection, we can start to evaluate how we make meaningful connections.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Here are six things that you can do when you\u2019re feeling lonely:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

<\/span>Name it to tame it<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

When we continually ignore our unmet needs, our body will find various ways to communicate its needs to us. Over time our unmet need for social connection can make it hard for us to function. As mentioned earlier, our need to be social is closely linked to our felt sense of safety. By naming our need for authentic social connection, we validate our needs, and we can start to make a plan around things that we can do to help ourselves.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Slow down and reconnect yourself<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

One of the biggest challenges we face in our society is the inability to slow down. Being constantly busy can also be a result of being in that survival mode. If this is the case, then seek ways to tap the brakes so that you can connect to yourself. That might be taking an extra few minutes in the shower, mindfully making yourself a cup of tea or even taking the time to reach out to a friend. When we slow down, we can listen to our needs. Self-abandonment is the last thing we need when we feel lonely.<\/p>\n

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