Lesson 17: Loneliness - Slide 25
Develop New Activities
- Put yourself in new situations
where you will meet people;
art galleries, pet shows,
museums, sports events
- Engage in activities in which
you have a genuine interest to meet people with whom you have something in common
- Make use of community resources
- Check out local organizations and
activities such as sports clubs,
car clubs, book clubs, churches, political parties
Notes:
http://www.couns.uiuc.edu/Brochures/loneline.htm
Pg.166- 183, “Overcoming Loneliness in every day life,” Jacqueline Olds, M.D., Richard Schwartz, M.D. and Harriet Webster, Carol Publishing group, New York, 1996.
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