Feeling so lonely lately

Mental Health
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Feeling so lonely lately.
I hate how lonely sobriety feels. Especially since my SO isn’t sober with me. I go to meetings and chat with friends on here, but the emotions I’m experiencing at full force for the first time are just so overwhelming. I just wish I could give y’all a hug because I know we’re all going through it together. But the isolation of wintertime & this COVID surge makes it hard for that to feel real.

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#2

I'm with you and able to chat anytime

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#3

Thank you :heart:

#4

It's just hard :slightly_smiling_face:

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#5

I'm having the same issue too. Between covid and being in recovery it's hard to meet people who accept you for who you are. Just keep your head up and do you. Eventually things will fall in place.

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#6

It really is a double whammy. But I know I couldn’t get through all this if I was still in my active addiction, it was making everything worse. Thank you for the encouragement :pray:t4:

#7

When you feel lonely or alone think of it as your higher power wanting to spend time with you. It helps me

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#8

Hi! It is hard sometimes. Have you talked to your SO about how you feel? My husband still drinks, but I told him that I dont want to be around it. He moved all the beer out of the fridge to his music studio. If he is drunking then I plan another activity. Do you have hobbies?
Maybe try on exercise class or join an online AA group?

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#9

Thank you

#10

I have talked to him about it. If I don’t want to be around it I’ll have to leave him, & I don’t want to. I have hobbies. It’s hard to get out during COVID since I work with vulnerable people. I do a lot of online groups.

#11

If you have a pet, it really does help. They are fantastic listeners and even better snugglers!

#12

Aw I wish :pleading_face: I don’t have the money or the flexibility in my lease for a pet :broken_heart:

#13

Meditation, running or working out, and bubble baths help too! And sunshine if you can find some. This time of year is really isolating. Maybe reading. I really enjoyed the book Quit Like a Woman. And it’s funny! Hang in there :blush:

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#14

I couldn’t agree more, these past days being in my house is just so overwhelming… been wanting to run away to be alone!

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#15

I disagree that you have to leave him if you don't want to be around it. I am married to a daily drinker. You can go in another room.

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#16

I got plugged in to a local church. Helps with the loneliness and I can get involved helping others

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#17

Aye, this is a tough one. Because what is likely to happen in the long run isn’t what you want right now.

In time I grew away from people who did not enthusiastically support my sobriety. And that unfortunately included a lot of people that I’d previously counted as good friends.

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