Easier said than done

[nondescript]

It's soo much easier to know how to avoid being lonely than to actually execute a plan to avoid it.

I'm alone on friday right now - and feel miserable.

My plan was to attend a meetup however the day at work utterly drained me physically/emotionally so if I did go along the exertion would truly dampen my spirits and/or weaken me to becoming ill.

It sound's trivial but tiredness really is a significant issue that has blocked my attempts to meet new people mid-week.

Working/commuting is just too tiring to then spend evenings outside trying to make new friends - it feels like I should just be at home relaxing with a partner.

Its very disapointing/frustrating that being socially accepted is not an achievable goal similar to getting a job or passing an exam.

I'm sure others feel this way, it really is a sad state of affairs

 

[Paraiyar]

Do you have any holiday time saved up? If you do then maybe use that time to start doing social stuff?

 

[nondescript]

yeah, the plan is to book some vacation time around easter/summer to go on hiking trips.

It's questionable that going abroad by yourself is enjoyable however I've seen meetup advertise hikes which cater for individuals to join a group weekend trip. It could be that meetup is full of other loners/weirdos - but who am I to judge!

thanks for the suggestion Paraiyar, my original post was just out of frustration , Fridays are definitely a low point for me.

 

[Paraiyar]

I went overseas and traveled through Europe by myself and it was enjoyabe but also challenging at times. Made some good friends and built my confidence a bit. Wish I could do it again now actually, think I would do it better.