Overcoming Loneliness & Depression
Overcoming loneliness is a journey that many of us face. This includes feeling disconnected from the inner-self, from the life-purpose, or from meaningful relationships. Loneliness can affect mental and emotional well-being. This article offers detailed insight, practical suggestions, and helpful resourcesโaimed at understanding and coping up with loneliness. We aim to 'empower' you to reclaim the lost sense of belonging and fulfillments.
Tip: If you are particularly searching for help with depression, please visit our highly recommended post Guide to Healing Depression.
Title: "๐๐๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ"
Subtitle:
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
โถ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป: ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ, ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด (๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ/๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด). ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จย & ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด. "๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐"
The following was written in response to a query we received on our Samadhanย WhatsApp group in Jan 2025.
โถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ: The following is our response to a query we received on this group recentlyโof a lady asking for guidance for her nephew in Canada who is going through loneliness & depression.
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Overcoming Loneliness (steps)
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๐ชดThe most important point perhapsโ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ and ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ are two distinct things. 'Being alone' is ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ and 'feeling lonely' is ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ (๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐). You can experience loneliness even when surrounded by dozens of people. Also true isโwe can be at peace & feel complete, even when alone.
Real Cause of Loneliness
๐ปHence, if someone is feeling lonely or depressed, even when surrounded by a family or friends, and the external situation is normal, then ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ '๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ' ๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง behind it.
๐The most common spiritual reason is lacking a purpose (a 'motivation' to keep along). It is often overlooked, but ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ is the most important part of life. Without a motivation/goal, no matter what external resources you have, will not suffice. ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐, the Universe has a way to signal this. This is the reason why we feel depressed not when we are alone, but ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ค, ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ, or nothing interests.
๐This is the time of ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐๐ก... This is the time when the soul goes deep into itself, and start searching for ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐... And so this is the time when we come closer to God, as we turn towards ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข and the inner being. "We start living simple, speak less & understand more, DO less & just BE more, argue less & love more, and make conscious choices."
๐ทSo we can sayโ"this is the right time" to bring someone to spirituality. Even ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ญ would be enough. If they are meant to follow this path, they will naturally be attracted to it. All you need to do, is ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ง (spiritual knowledge) of BrahmaKumaris.
โถSTEP 1 could be reading our introduction page where all information is given coherently. Then they can take the ONLINE COURSE (the 7 days RajYog course available on this website)
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Overcoming Loneliness
Whether you live close or far (to the person who is suffering from loneliness or depression)โyou can surely help them with the following:
โ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป
A simple 'phone call' or 'message' can go a long way. Encourage them to talk openly, as you listen without judgment, letting them know you genuinely care and ready to help wherever possible.
โ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ
Suggest them to involve with 'self-care' activities that nurture mental well-beingโlike ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ช๐ด๐ฆ, ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ข๐ณ๐ต, ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ท๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ด. Remember: Even brief moments of self-care can positively affect mood.
โ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐
Joining a nearby 'sports or social club' can make you feel connected and welcomed. Having this sense of "being a part of a community" gives ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ & ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ that can boost your mood.
โ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฑ
Show up regularly in a supportive way; small acts of kindness, make your presence felt positively. Offer help, but do not intrude in their life.๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ท๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ.
๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐จ
In general, loneliness can become a 'gift' as it gives us the SPACE ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง, ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐, ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐'๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฌ, and ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐-๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐. Thus, there is nothing better than "time alone" for a ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐. And alsoโthere is nothing worse than the feeling of 'loneliness'. It is thus, all about how you use that time.
โคHere is our detailed guidance on ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ (must read or forward this post to the person who needs help with loneliness)
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โคHere is our ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (highly recommended post)
โถAdmin: Please share this post with people who are feeling lonely or depressed. Your family, friends, relative, or anyone. "๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐"
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