Weallfeellonelysometimesbutyoucandosomethingaboutit.16WhenyoufeelleftoutYou’rewithyourfriendsbutyoufeelinvisibleasifeveryoneistalkingaroundyou.Oryouhearyourfriendstalkingabouttheweekendan
Weallfeellonelysometimesbutyoucandosomethingaboutit. 16
Whenyoufeelleftout
You’rewithyourfriendsbutyoufeelinvisibleasifeveryoneistalkingaroundyou.Oryouhearyourfriendstalkingabouttheweekendandrealizetheyaretogether...withoutyou!Beingleftoutisalonelyfeelingbutbeforeyoustartfeelingsorryforyourselftakeagoodlookatwhat’sreallygoingon.Yourfriendsmightnotbetryingtoleaveyouout.Butwhatifyoukeepgettingleftoutagainandagain? 17 Butyou’llonlyknowifyouask.Takeonefriendasideandtellhimhowyou’refeeling.Itmaybescarybutyouneedtoknowifsomethingiswrong—otherwisehowcanyoufixit?
Whenyou’relonelyfornoreason
Sometimesyoujustfeellonelywithoutreallyknowingwhy.Maybethere’snoonetohangoutwithoryou’rejustinabadmood. 18 Forexampleconnectwiththepeopleyoucareaboutorwriteanold-fashionedpen-and-paperlettertoyourfriendwhomovedaway.
19 Drawwriteorreadyourfavoritebook.Useitasachancetoenjoyyourcompanyandyoumightfindyou’vechangedalonelysadmomentintohappy"justforme"time.Nomatterwhyyou’refeelinglonelythere’salmostalwaysawayyoucanchangeyoursituation.You’reinchargeofyourfeelingssorefusetoletthembeatyou.Dosomething. 20
A.Youmighthaveabiggerproblem.
B.Hereishowyoucandealwithyourloneliness.
C.Youmustdosomethingthatimpressesyourfriends.
D.Ifreachingoutdoesn’tappealtoyoureachwithin.
E.You’dbetterenjoyyourselfbyhangingoutwithfriends.
F.Insteadofsinkingintosadnesstrytothinkofafunway.
G.Youmaychoosetobealone—butyouneverhavetobelonely!