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How to mitigate loneliness with internet? (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 months ago by PeaceLoopsandAscension@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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Hihi

Has anyone had any success in mitigating/combating loneliness with online communities or friends?

I am stuck in an awful part of the US where community was already nonexistent, now with covid doing any actual activity with other people in public is not an option.

In the past this has sent me into severe depressive spirals and, while it isn't that bad currently, it is something i'd like to change.

but it seems like most people have migrated to reddit (which i dont like), discord (which i dont really get), and maybe a few random forums on the internet (which i dont know about).

So like is this doable/feasible? or is there no realistic option besides finding a coping mechanism?

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[โ€“] PeaceLoopsandAscension@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This used to be my mindset but it's not really possible anymore because of covid and life just getting in the way of everyone.

I want to try and cast a wide net so to speak and be apart of multiple communities but i don't really know how to enter just one to begin with.

[โ€“] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

at the zenith of my loneliness, i started doing any and every social gathering i could find, whether or not i had any interest or felt comfortable joining.

i was rejected by almost all of them and didn't like most of the rest, but i found the few that been working for me along with online spaces.