Overcome Anxiety and Defeat Your Loneliness
Taking the first step -Starting here now is half the battle….
Loneliness is stressful enough to raise all cause mortality by up to 30%.
Top 5 Ways To Fight Loneliness
“Be a Connector”
Share friends, bring people together, throw that big high school party that everyone talks about (metaphorically speaking, of course).
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“Don’t Judge People”
See the good in people, don’t look for flaws. This opens up so many more opportunities. Lonely people are sometimes negative about others without realizing it.
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“Be a Listener”
Good listeners are highly attractive. People feel respected when others care about knowing them. Be careful that you do not dominate the conversations in a misguided attempt to win someone over.
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“Be Generous in Thought and Deed”
Loneliness is a self conscious emotion. Ironically, we feel most connected when we are thinking of others and not ourselves.
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“Try Not To Take Yourself So Seriously”
Lighten up a little. Be playful. Laugh at your mistakes and missteps. This will take the pressure of the spotlight off of you and put others at ease.
5 Ways to Protect from Yourself from Anxiety
“Examine Your Values”
Materialistic values such as pursuit of looks, status, and wealth correlate with increased anxiety. Values such as community, service, and kindness correlate with calm.
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”Get Connected”
Church attendance is down, group activities such as bowling leagues are down. Being connected to a community calms us down.
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“Take Risks”
Anxiety is up in children due to, in part, over parenting and teaching a fear of failure. Lighten up and find something you suck at and figure it out.
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”Get the H@#$ off the Internet”
Use of Smart Phones and other devices are associated with lower self-esteem, narcissism, and lack of humility. Schedule time away from it.
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”Resist Tribalism”
Political activist media presents a worldview that inspires anxiety by associating disagreements with existential threats. People can disagree without hating one another. Shut down the media!
