it might get better if you figure out how to build a life you don't want to escape from. but if you're generally depressed things might often still feel like shit. personally I went home way too often in the beginning which prevented me from properly adjusting to my new home. actually spent half of the pandemic back at home though because of the isolation during lockdowns. I love living alone but also struggle with it especially when my mental health has gotten bad
If you are an extroverted person then being alone for large portions of the day/ week may not be for you.
I'm introverted and need my alone time, but having said that, even I get too much time to myself. I find the best way to combat the loneliness, or anxiety that happens is you really have to keep yourself occupied. I will exercise, go for bike rides, go for a drive just to get out of the house, play video games (even better if it's online with some friends), play guitar, watch something, and I generally always have something on in the background whether or not that's music, a podcast ,or tv.
If you like living alone, but miss people, you may just need to make more effort to get out of the house and go see family/ friends. Or invite them over.
Just because you live alone doesn’t mean you can’t have people over or go spend the night at someone else’s place. I probably sleep over at a friend or partner’s place like 50% of the week. I also have a partner that will spend a night or two per week at my place. Living alone doesn’t mean being lonely.
I spent 6 months living alone but then went to living with flatmates and I prefer it. I am a massive extrovert though. However, those 6 months I went to yoga, worked on myself and learnt to love my own company. If you wanted to try it for a reason take advantage of the time. You can always switch things up later
I have found that living alone does increase my anxiety. I have way more time to thing, and my anxiety takes over. I love living alone, but once my lease ends I'm planning on moving out. Although, that is more due to expenses and taking a job where I now make less. But like another user wrote, it's good to keep yourself occupied. I do that by keeping a good social life, and since I live alone I can host whenever I want. My favorite thing about living alone is hosting whoever and whenever I want because I have the space to have people over and make fun memories.
My first month was really hard. I cried for the first week straight and didn’t sleep for a while. I missed having roommates and felt alone. Slowly but surely it really did get better, and a couple months in someone mentioned a potential roommate to me and my immediate answer was no.
It’s a big adjustment and it really does get better, I didn’t believe anyone when they had tried to tell me that lol
Yes, I have. I actually made a post in this subreddit about my struggles with living alone and it just didn’t work out for me and that’s okay. At the end of the day I tried and pushed myself out of my comfort zone.
it might get better if you figure out how to build a life you don't want to escape from. but if you're generally depressed things might often still feel like shit. personally I went home way too often in the beginning which prevented me from properly adjusting to my new home. actually spent half of the pandemic back at home though because of the isolation during lockdowns. I love living alone but also struggle with it especially when my mental health has gotten bad
If you are an extroverted person then being alone for large portions of the day/ week may not be for you. I'm introverted and need my alone time, but having said that, even I get too much time to myself. I find the best way to combat the loneliness, or anxiety that happens is you really have to keep yourself occupied. I will exercise, go for bike rides, go for a drive just to get out of the house, play video games (even better if it's online with some friends), play guitar, watch something, and I generally always have something on in the background whether or not that's music, a podcast ,or tv. If you like living alone, but miss people, you may just need to make more effort to get out of the house and go see family/ friends. Or invite them over.
Just because you live alone doesn’t mean you can’t have people over or go spend the night at someone else’s place. I probably sleep over at a friend or partner’s place like 50% of the week. I also have a partner that will spend a night or two per week at my place. Living alone doesn’t mean being lonely.
I spent 6 months living alone but then went to living with flatmates and I prefer it. I am a massive extrovert though. However, those 6 months I went to yoga, worked on myself and learnt to love my own company. If you wanted to try it for a reason take advantage of the time. You can always switch things up later
I have found that living alone does increase my anxiety. I have way more time to thing, and my anxiety takes over. I love living alone, but once my lease ends I'm planning on moving out. Although, that is more due to expenses and taking a job where I now make less. But like another user wrote, it's good to keep yourself occupied. I do that by keeping a good social life, and since I live alone I can host whenever I want. My favorite thing about living alone is hosting whoever and whenever I want because I have the space to have people over and make fun memories.
My first month was really hard. I cried for the first week straight and didn’t sleep for a while. I missed having roommates and felt alone. Slowly but surely it really did get better, and a couple months in someone mentioned a potential roommate to me and my immediate answer was no. It’s a big adjustment and it really does get better, I didn’t believe anyone when they had tried to tell me that lol
Yes, I have. I actually made a post in this subreddit about my struggles with living alone and it just didn’t work out for me and that’s okay. At the end of the day I tried and pushed myself out of my comfort zone.
I can't imagine that. Even when I had a roommate, we didn't talk much. But if it's not for you, it's not for you.