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Hey friend, here are some random ideas for you to fend off loneliness. I’ve been doing all of these myself: - Have a quasi-solo dance party (quasi because you’
by jointpdf 6y ago
Hey friend, here are some random ideas for you to fend off loneliness. I’ve been doing all of these myself:
- Have a quasi-solo dance party (quasi because you’re still dancing with these people, albeit in a different slice of space time): https://youtu.be/VZClzm3K__4 https://youtu.be/VZClzm3K__4
- Join a teamwork oriented MMO (WoW classic?)
- Do a virtual happy hour with your family or friend(s)
- Go for walks in the nearest nature area (you’ll probably run into people) or post up in a local park
- Join a dating site like OKC, even just to browse or chat (and even setting your location to a faraway city)
- swiley 6y agoI'm not too sure I would recommend online dating to someone who's depressed.
- tachyonbeam 6y agoSeconded. You're going to get rejected, it's just par for the course, but it can be hard to handle if you're in a bad place. I personally only try to date when I feel emotionally stable. Can try something like chatroulette or omegle though.
- jointpdf 6y agoYou can always approach it as “just dipping your toes in the water”, and tune your expectations accordingly. There is really no correct way to use an online dating platform, though there are some wrong ways—e.g. harming yourself or others). Yes, going into it with a healthy and open mindset is essential. But being depression-free is not a necessary condition, and I’d caution people against establishing that type of artificial gateway for themselves. My belief is that every human is of infinite value, and nothing that happens in the online dating realm can subtract from that (“you don’t do arithmetic with infinity”, so said my calculus professor).
- swiley 6y agoYes! I met a girl on omegle when I was a depressed teenager and we talked for years. She helped me a lot.