• Realise that loneliness is a feeling, not a fact
• Notice your self-defeating thoughts, and change them
• Resist the urge to withdraw – reach out
• Make a plan and do something. Action fights negative feelings
• Find people with similar interests/hobbies, and join them
• Focus on the needs of others – volunteer to help
• Always show up when meeting someone, and be kind
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– Dr Dick on www.men2men.co.za
– or Dr Delicious on www.womyn2womyn.co.za
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