Faith
Faith takes faith! It's believing in a power bigger than yourself to help you through life. It's believing that there is a God, who personally
cares about who you are, knows you're alive, sees your tears, reaches out to strengthen you during the tough times, and wants to have a
relationship with you. He says to you, I'm always here. I'll never leave you or forsake you!
Self-Discovery
Counseling can open up avenues of self-discovery and understanding of who you are. It can provide you with the tools to cope, ways to
handle stress, understanding of your behavior, ideas to improve your negative thought processes, and help to overcome depression.
Reaching Out
Loneliness has a tendency to make us more self-aware. It puts our focus inwardly on our own problems, our own emptiness. The fact
remains, however, there are plenty of less fortunate people everywhere in the world. Take your eyes off yourself and place them on
someone else. It will lessen the pain you feel and may actually make you feel better knowing you've helped another. It will take your lonely
existence and put it in perspective. Check our "Just Bored" page for ideas on how to reach out to others.
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
We've all heard it said. Don't sweat the small stuff! Laugh a little. It's good for the soul. Try to come to terms with embracing what hurts
you the most, like being single and alone. You may find when you embrace it, it's really not as bad as you thought, then laughter may
return and life will seem lighter. Nothing is forever. Life evolves, life changes, life has its seasons.
Faith takes faith! It's believing in a power bigger than yourself to help you through life. It's believing that there is a God, who personally
cares about who you are, knows you're alive, sees your tears, reaches out to strengthen you during the tough times, and wants to have a
relationship with you. He says to you, I'm always here. I'll never leave you or forsake you!
Self-Discovery
Counseling can open up avenues of self-discovery and understanding of who you are. It can provide you with the tools to cope, ways to
handle stress, understanding of your behavior, ideas to improve your negative thought processes, and help to overcome depression.
Reaching Out
Loneliness has a tendency to make us more self-aware. It puts our focus inwardly on our own problems, our own emptiness. The fact
remains, however, there are plenty of less fortunate people everywhere in the world. Take your eyes off yourself and place them on
someone else. It will lessen the pain you feel and may actually make you feel better knowing you've helped another. It will take your lonely
existence and put it in perspective. Check our "Just Bored" page for ideas on how to reach out to others.
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
We've all heard it said. Don't sweat the small stuff! Laugh a little. It's good for the soul. Try to come to terms with embracing what hurts
you the most, like being single and alone. You may find when you embrace it, it's really not as bad as you thought, then laughter may
return and life will seem lighter. Nothing is forever. Life evolves, life changes, life has its seasons.
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| Survive It |
| "Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it." Bill Cosby |
We all get lonely sometimes, don't we? Even research indicates being alone is not healthy emotionally or physically. UCLA studies reveal
that humans need 10 meaningful touches a day to maintain emotional health. Further research indicates that people really can die from
loneliness (UCLA Article, "Loneliness is a Molecule), due to the stress upon our bodies from lack of social contact. Human beings aren't
designed to live in solitude. Our lives need the watering of human touch, nurturing, and acknowledgment to find wholeness physically,
emotionally, and mentally.
Some singles are fortunate enough to be able to surround themselves with family and friends. Others, though, have nothing to fill the
absent space around them. They may have no siblings, their parents have passed on, their friends are few and far between. Loneliness is
the only companion they have.
As a single, you may be in a constant state of survival, trying to find meaning in life, trying to find a reason behind your lonely existence.
This page is dedicated to those who are in the state of just surviving it. You may be looking for ways to hang on. However, your means of
survival is also filled with choices. You can choose negative coping mechanisms such as drugs, alcohol, and other addictions; or you can
choose positive coping mechanisms such as faith, counseling, self-help avenues, and reaching out to others less fortunate than yourself.
that humans need 10 meaningful touches a day to maintain emotional health. Further research indicates that people really can die from
loneliness (UCLA Article, "Loneliness is a Molecule), due to the stress upon our bodies from lack of social contact. Human beings aren't
designed to live in solitude. Our lives need the watering of human touch, nurturing, and acknowledgment to find wholeness physically,
emotionally, and mentally.
Some singles are fortunate enough to be able to surround themselves with family and friends. Others, though, have nothing to fill the
absent space around them. They may have no siblings, their parents have passed on, their friends are few and far between. Loneliness is
the only companion they have.
As a single, you may be in a constant state of survival, trying to find meaning in life, trying to find a reason behind your lonely existence.
This page is dedicated to those who are in the state of just surviving it. You may be looking for ways to hang on. However, your means of
survival is also filled with choices. You can choose negative coping mechanisms such as drugs, alcohol, and other addictions; or you can
choose positive coping mechanisms such as faith, counseling, self-help avenues, and reaching out to others less fortunate than yourself.
| Think marriage will cure your depression? Read this interesting article at Medical News Today Depressed Singles Benefit from Marriage the Most People who benefit the most from getting married are people who suffered depression when they were single, say researchers from Ohio State Unversity, USA. |