You should do good deeds more often
When you feel lonely you should think about rebuilding the connection with people and try to perform acts of kindness in this sense. You can donate things or money to people in need or you can volunteer. You can also help animal shelters. It has been scientifically proven that people who perform acts of charity will feel much happier because they have done a good deed, and this will lead to mental comfort that helps them cope with difficult times.
“Go out into the world and notice a smile from the store clerk,” says Dr. Orloff. “Hold a door for somebody or do something nice for a stranger and then you start to get the endorphins and the oxytocin going in your body. Oxytocin is the bonding hormone. It’s what mothers have when they give birth. So oxytocin is important.”
You could also try to start conversations with your neighbors or grocer. Even if you don’t have many friends, you can still enjoy the conversation with the people you meet. Get out every day and have a conversation, face-to-face, with your neighbor, a friend, your grocer, the librarian — in short, any one whom you might meet regularly,” says Susan Pinker, psychologist and author of The Village Effect. “This doesn’t have to be a close relationship. Research tells us that even weak bonds strengthen our immunity and well-being.”
