Are You Lonely?
By Mary Ellen Copeland, M.S., M.A.
cont.
Getting Close to Five
In all my work, I have come to believe that we each need at least five
people in our lives that we feel very close to – family members,
neighbors, colleagues, and friends – so that when we would like to be with
someone, someone will be available. In each of these close relationships, you
love and trust each other, you connect with and support each other in the good
and hard times, and, most importantly, you spend time together doing fun things
that both of you enjoy.
If you don't have five people like that in your life right now, make a plan
for how you will make some new friends and connections, using ideas from this
article and others that come to mind. You may want to make a list of these
people, along with their addresses and phone numbers, so that you can be in
touch with them when you notice that you are feeling lonely.
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