How to Deal With Loneliness

Q: How do I overcome my loneliness?

There are lots of things you can do to overcome feelings of loneliness, from joining a group to reaching out to friends and family or choosing activities that are most enjoyable done alone, like listening to podcasts or reading a good book. You can broaden your ideas about the sorts of people that you can befriend and explore whether negative thinking is affecting how you view your life. Find out all about how and why we experience feelings of loneliness and what you can do about it in Alison’s free online course How to Deal With Loneliness .

Q: Why can't I handle loneliness?

Loneliness is the unpleasant feeling when you perceive a gap between your ideal level of social interaction and your reality. It’s a natural survival instinct, like avoiding pain, and almost everyone experiences it at some point. If you want to find ways to handle it, sign up for the free online course How to Deal With Loneliness . If you are feeling very depressed, please seek medical help.

Q: What is the best course in dealing with loneliness?

Alison’s free online course How to Deal With Loneliness covers everything from how we experience loneliness to how to help yourself and other people to deal with it. It explains psychological insights into loneliness, how its connection to physical health was discovered and what is being done across the world to support people experiencing loneliness.

Q: What are the 3 types of loneliness?

Loneliness is a universal experience and affects people of all ages and demographics. Psychologists differentiate between emotional loneliness - the aching pain of loss or lack of a close relationship; social loneliness - where you feel you lack friends and connections and existential loneliness - that realisation that we are all alone in a sense, which is uncomfortable but a necessary part of our development. Find out more in the free course How to Deal With Loneliness .

Q: How long does the How to Deal With Loneliness course take to complete?

How to Deal With Loneliness can be completed in around five hours, however, you can take as long as you like as it is completely flexible and self-paced.

Q: Can the How to Deal With Loneliness course help me?

Yes, How to Deal With Loneliness is full of useful self-help advice and it also focuses on which types of people are worst affected, such as the elderly, children and people on the autistic spectrum, people on low incomes, ethnic minority groups and the LGBTQ community.

Q: What is the best course for helping lonely people?

Alison’s How to Deal With Loneliness is packed with psychological insights and practical advice on how to help people to open up about their loneliness, how to use destigmatising language and it has sections for supporting young people and those on the autistic spectrum, the elderly and the links between loneliness and physical health.

From isolation to community: A self-paced guide to overcoming loneliness and fostering connectedness

Feeling lonely? You’re not alone. Discover the impact of unmet social needs on peop... Feeling lonely? You’re not alone. Discover the impact of unmet social needs on people of all ages worldwide in this comprehensive wellness course. Explore the health implications found by psychologists and stay informed about various initiatives to improve community connectedness in this free, self-paced course. Enrol today to find strategies you can adopt to help yourself or others build connections and boost wellbeing.

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This free online wellness course on dealing with loneliness covers every aspect of this topic that's been grabbing headlines across the world. Taking facts and discoveries from a broad range of experts, it begins by looking at the prevalence of loneliness throughout society and the groups most likely to experience chronic loneliness, including young people. The course explores the psychological research that has spotlighted loneliness today, including how neuroscientists could see physical changes in the brain associated with the condition. One of the most significant barriers to people dealing with their loneliness is the stigma attached to the condition. You will learn to use language that encourages people to talk more openly about our natural need for social connectedness.

As the course proceeds, you will learn effective strategies for dealing with loneliness in your own life, from practical tips to psychological insights that may help you identify whether you are hampered by past rejection. Next, the course looks at important ways different groups of people can be supported through periods of loneliness, whether prolonged or in response to a life event, like leaving school or losing a loved one. There are sections for supporting adults and the elderly, young people, and those on the autistic spectrum.

This last sections of the course look at the discovery that chronic loneliness can impact one’s physical health and, conversely, how making social connections can benefit well-being. We conclude with a look at the different approaches to loneliness as a matter of public health and what governments and organisations are doing to turn the tide. This course is packed with helpful information and insights into how loneliness affects society and what practical steps can be taken to help ourselves and others. It will benefit learners across a broad spectrum of professions, caregivers, and anyone who wants to enjoy a greater sense of belonging and social connection.

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