Loneliness

Loneliness is like depression. Until you experience it you can't understand it.
 

Tabitha said:
grannyjo thanks for writing. I am glad I joined this group. Thanks to the internet, I am feeling less lonely. I live in Melbourne. We have had a cyclone and severe flooding here this week.

You have experienced the frustration associated with a broken leg. The loss of mobility and independence is a killer. I am glad that your son was able to visit and relieve the boredom for you.

Thanks again for replying.:)
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I have a cousin on my mom's side who lives in Yarrawonga.

Right near Lake Mulwala.
 
Most of the family has passed away and who's left is over 1500 miles away, so yes, I know lonely. But knowing that I unintentionally avoided past family conclaves and events, a lot of my loneliness is self inflicted. The rest is because I'm no longer a party animal, don't drink and my medical issues keep me from uncomfortable places to sit. So I deal by doing what I still can, type on this senior community website with all y'all wonderful folks, and watch a crap-load of TV and movies. Kind'a hoping for a touch more memory loss so I can rewatch older free movies to save money. I do a lot of Microsoft spider solitaire...... In the back of my mind, I pray to stumble across a similar lonely soul in the supermarket and we live happily ever after on social security.... until we run out of condoms that is:lol:
 
I know exactly what you mean by "being lonely". My husband passed away about 4 years ago and before that, I had to quit driving so I'm stuck here at home in a rural area with no way to get out. What I do is, I have purchased some DVDs of old TV shows, for example: I Love Lucy, Golden Girls, The Andy Griffith Show, etc. So, when I am feeling so down and lonely, I pull out the old funny TV shows and watch those and they make me laugh so hard I forget about being lonely or bored! While I am watching these, I am also crocheting. These old TV shows help so much and then I get online for a few hours and go to different forums. Then, sometimes I go out and take a walk. That helps too but I know under the circumstances, you aren't able to do that now. But, in time, things will improve. Take care!
 
Tabitha said:


I am new here. This topic may have been covered before. If it has, please bear with me.

Are any of you lonely? How do you deal with it? Would you like to share any strategies you have for combatting it?


Thanks.
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It's not the days. There is plenty to do during the day.

It's the nights. Getting up at 2 a.m. fully awake, what does one do. Except for reading and television.

I haven't been able to find a solution for that one other than going to bed as late as possible . It's rare for a senior to sleep 8 hours straight at least for males. But if you go to bed at 10 you are up about 6. That's way too early to start a day.
 
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