Feeling Lonely? Time For A Change!

The other day I was browsing an online forum that focuses on relationships. They had topics ranging from your relationships with family and co-workers, to dating, to breakups, to general self-improvement, and many more.

As I was going through some of the posts, one recurring theme kept staring me right in the face - these people were extremely lonely.

We have all experienced this at some point in our lives - I know I have. For a lot of people, the feeling is unrelenting, and we hear about depression and suicides more often than we should. Loneliness isn't just relegated to not having a significant other or not having as many friends as you'd like, but rather, people can be lonely for a myriad of reasons.

You could be stuck in a job that you hate and feel that there is no way out. You could feel that your family just doesn't understand you. You could be lonely in that you don't know your place in this world. So it is understandable that loneliness can be debilitating and crippling to someone's well being.

But there is a way to change this. You can come out of the darkness by turning on the light in your inner world.

If you want to change your life and get rid of your lonely feelings, you will have to reset your mind, as this is where everything starts. Here are some tips for overcoming dreadful feelings:

• Understand that you are causing your loneliness. We are are responsible for how we feel. You can choose to feel lonely, or you can choose to feel happy, abundant, and like the world revolves around you. It's entirely up to you.

• Devote yourself to a cause that you believe in. When you decide to help others through a cause of some sort, you will realize that everything in this universe is linked together. By focusing on something you are passionate about and doing good in this world, the world will in return, give you good back. It's a universal law that never fails.

• Mix with people you want to be like. The environment that you expose yourself to has the most influence on the person you are, and the results you get in your life. Make sure you are in a healthy, positive, life-giving environment and you will notice that your loneliness will dissipate. In addition, human beings are hard-wired to crave human interaction, so you will be much happier once you start to mingle with the right crowd.

• Have faith. When people are lonely, they see the downside to everything. You cannot leave yourself susceptible to poisonous thoughts. If you allow them to penetrate your mind, they will grow like a cancer and spread quickly. Guard your mind and remind yourself that you are a great person, you are worthy of love and happiness, and that you have value.

Never, ever believe that you are alone in this world. It simply isn't true. It doesn't matter what problems you are currently faced with, someone else has already been there and survived to tell the tale. Read self-help books, listen to self-help audios, get a mentor, or life coach if you feel it will help you. These are all small prices to pay for a lifetime worth of knowledge that can reap enormous rewards for you and your future.