What to do when you're lonely and have no friends?

I lost quite a few friends and have been in the midst of spending more time on myself. I recently began going back to school, so I have been preoccupied with that, looking and setting future goals, and I also began going to the gym again. What about doing activities that you find enjoyable? Who knows, there is always a possibility of making friends that way! Also, if you aren't comfortable with social situations, try working on making friends through other means (FPS games are marvelous for this). In any case, I will be your friend. :) Sending love and hugs your way!

I would concentrate on my lovely activities and involve myself in them i will discover my new talent

make friends! i know its hard, i suffer from social anxiety and chronic awkwardness but you have to get passed that. you can also focus on you for a bit. its fun to do things alone sometimes,

Do something nice for yourself. Buy yourself that thing you wanted, go out to lunch/dinner, call your mum, listen to your favourite song, even just have the day in, just make yourself feel happy and you'll be able to cope a little better by yourself

Do your best to make new friends or maybe even hang out with your family. I would say the last resort is making friends online, but that can lead to more loneliness and even more social anxiety. Friends in real life are better than making ones online.

Talk to us on 7cups. :) Loneliness is when we aren't able to reach out to people, and they tend to judge us on the basis of their opinions.

Make some of course! Try and get yourself involved in new things such as sports and clubs. Try out online penpals and immerse yourself in more social events

actually, there are lots of stuff you can do alone (which is sometimes better than being in crowd). keep yourself busy with the things you really love. i believe that if you enjoy what you do, then it won't matter if you have friends or not, because at the end of the day, it is you who would make yourself feel complete and happy.

The first step is trying to understand why you're lonely. A great way to do this is to keep a journal to write out your feelings. Nothing can be fixed without understanding it. The next step is to treat yourself. There's no way you can get to a point and go out to find friends if you aren't ready or in the right mindset. A great way to do this is realize you aren't alone. Find someone you can share your feelings with, whether that's a family member, therapist, or a random person on 7 Cups! Then, you need to get to a point where you're keeping yourself busy. Create small but powerful goals for yourself every day. Make a plan. Today I'm going to go grocery shopping and clean up the kitchen table. Getting out to do social activities by yourself is essential. Go to the park but bring a book or journal with you. Finally, when you've taken care of yourself and are on a schedule, you can start getting to the point to get involved in activities to meet other people.

First of all this question is divided into two parts because what he/she has first asked is "what to do when you're lonely?" There are many things you can do when you're alone, good stuff of course 😊 including leisure time activities like playing an instrument, playing outside, photography, video games, listening to music,etc. many stuff! And the second part of the question is "what can I do when I don't have any friends?" So the answer to this is simple, find a socially intractable community like charity work or donation camp, and work with them,laugh with them, enjoy or you can come to 7cups.com and talk with one of us until your mind is relaxed 😊