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20 responses to “7 Loneliness-Busters You’ll Find Online”

1. Coursera is NOT free … just another hustling site that uses that term loosely. Yes, you can sign up/join for free, but if you want to ACTUALLY take a course, it is NOT free!!!

   Not meaning to be cranky, but it’s really getting so ‘old’ and annoying for people/businesses to hustle us like this. That especially applies to those who are duped as they are trying to stay educated and purposeful on a very small SSA income only.
   ☹️☹️☹️

   Reply to Sunny

   1. For anyone seeing this now, Coursera courses are free. I have taken many courses for free. You have to choose to audit the course. If you select the certificate option, then it will cost money. If you are interested in a certificate but can’t afford it, you can apply for a scholarship.

      Reply to Heather

2. Hi, Can the two of you enjoy each other? I am widowed. When one says that I have to talk to the walls, I can say that I know what you mean because there is no one else in my home. I am just motivated to tell you to enjoy each other before one of you is REALLY alone.

   Reply to Chris

   1. Hi Chris,
      I agree with you….My husband is 80 and I’m 72………When we were younger we always went out dancing and enjoying each other, now that we are up there in age we watch a lot of TV together, who knows when our time is up.

      Reply to Marianne

   2. Hello Chris, My name is Janice. Nice to meet you. I am just checking in to see how you are coping with further isolation due to this corona mess! I am a senior not usually home bound but I am finding this difficult. I have a spouse but he continues to work outside our home so time has slowed to a crawl. I hope you are doing well and if you like I would love to communicate.

      Reply to janice

      1. HI! I would like to share my knowledge which can release stress, especially within these days. anyone interested in mindfulness, I am happy to help them

   3. Hi Chris . Hope all is well . Take care of yourself man. Hope you are having an awesome day .

      Reply to KindFriend

3. Hi there, I’m a Buddhist monk and I currently live in Bangkok. I love to talk with senior citizens and help them to overcome their loneliness with my gentle & compassionate words. If anyone would like to converse with me via skype, please contact me. Its free!

   Reply to sagar

   1. Hello Sagar – Are you still offering to chat with folks online? I don’t have Skype set up yet but could accomplish that I’m sure. Also I’m new to Senior Planet so I don’t know how to communicate on this platform yet.
      thank you
      Kathy
      Long Island, New York
      USA

      Reply to Kathleen Brown

   2. Hello Sagar. I am a lady,a senior. I have made so many life mistakes.It’s hard to live with myself. I come from a good family. I was very accomplished,in my working days. I met an older guy,never married,but as the time goes on,its more diffcult,living with him. I thought it was better then living alone. I am sad,my grown children don’t bother with me. I just don’t know what way to turn,so depressed. Please I would welcome any help. Thanks Colleen

      Reply to colleen Smith

4. “seniors who regularly engage in Internet activity are less likely to feel lonely ”

   Sure, right. Seeing how OTHER people are living life to the fullest, having great times at social occasions with a retinue of friends, regularly seeing their successful and independent adult children with their own perfect families — oh yeah, browsing all that is going to make a lonely, trapped senior feel better?

   Reply to Chuck Michaels

   1. Hello Chuck – I know what you mean. Hopefully some of this is temporary but I too am somewhat trapped and am resigned to seeing other folks with a life, enjoy themselves. I think the real answer is engagement on any level. You seem intelligent – is there a reading group at a library near you?
      Kathy in New York

      Reply to Kathleen Brown

   2. I agree, Chuck, and a person wants to reach out, but there are so many weirdos out there. I’d just be tickled to death to find someone “normal” to talk to. I miss the good ol’ days, when we didn’t have all this crazy stuff going on and people were just out to find a good friend to talk with or do things with. It was all very innocent and lovely. What a crazy world we live in now. Somebody always wanting to use someone or just jump in the sack. No morals whatsoever. To me, it’s sickening and sad. No integrity or respect about themselves, either.

      Reply to Grace

      1. Hi Grace,
         I agree, there appear to be so many unethical people out there, and sadly, everyone in my family belongs in that category. I have disowned them all, since the only time they contact me is when they need money. If I need help, they are never there for me. If it weren’t for all my furbabies, I would have committed suicide a long time ago. I don’t go to church. I have no clothes to wear, and frankly my experience has been that every church I ever attended has been full of hypocrites who made it their mission to look down on me or otherwise ignore me. It would be wonderful just to talk with someone who wouldn’t judge me or preach to me. Maybe we could assuage each other’s loneliness. At this point, my self esteem has been destroyed by the callous treatment I have received from my kids and grandkids.

5. Hi, been looking through the sight to find, ohhh myy gosh theres something for seniors, or the elderly.
   My husband and I are so lonely, especially me I like to be around people, I and my husband like to laugh.Why nobody hardly comes to see us I dont know, theres that 4 letter word I have come to dislike BUSY.We have tried senior centers and really didnt like them, being honest We found them very clickish thats only our oplnlon, I am limited as to knowing how to do things on the computer.I am tired of being depressed its a terrible thing but you can pull yourself out, talking to someone on the phone, having someone come over or us going to visit them would be great, We are good people, theres got to be more to life then looklng at the walls,its hard to think of what to write, we are both in our 60, s.

   Reply to Sandra Roemer

   1. I understand completely, Sandra.

      Is there a Barnes & Noble in your area? It’s a great place to hang out at the cafe, read magazines, books, and people watch. Become a regular and you might find other regulars there as well.

      Unless you’re physically disabled, you should make an effort to go somewhere everyday where there’s people. It makes a difference. Really!

      Good luck and get out of that house. :)

      Thanks for commenting.
      Vonnie

      Reply to Vonnie

6. The photo of the gentleman wearing the headphone/mic in the first image made me thing of another method under the communications heading: HAM radio. Its much easier to qualify for your license today, and given modern radio, combined with the internet, you can talk to just about anywhere on earth using low power equipment.

   With an entry-level license, a lower-end hand held transceiver and a separate hand held antenna, you can even communicate with the International Space Station, which has several HAM stations on board.

   Something to think about anyway.

   Reply to Ouzinki

   1. Great idea, Helen. Communicating with youngsters is supposed to keep you feeling young and you could teach them a thing or two. :)

      Reply to Vonne

   2. Good thinking, Ouzinki. What better way to beat the lonelys than communicating with people all over the world. How do you go about getting a license?

      Reply to Vonnie

7. I like to sit at the bicycle store and chat with young people while they are getting their bicycles fixed.

   Reply to Helen