Feeling sad and lonely

Hey, we are your friends here my friend!

Life can be utter carp i know. But, remember that Jesus loves you!

Offer up your sufferings to Him. Be strong. Be persistent in prayer.

May God guide and protect you my friend

Andrew98 said:

I have no friends and have a lot of trouble making friends as I’m not ‘normal’
I’m very lonely and never go out of my house and do anything

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Believe me, you are normal. I recommend starting a prayer list of people to pray for every day. The sick, neighbours, people you like or even don't like. Relations,
See what happens, your prayers may be simple to begin with.
I pray that as you grow closer to the Lord, you will grow in wisdom.
May the Lord bless you richly as you seek more of him in your life and his peace. I pray for friendships with Christians in Jesus name.

I would say don't concentrate on the fact that you want to make friends, it's a side product of lifestyle, people are getting attracted to each other based on shared interests.

I have random recommendations:
1. Disconnect from social media, it increases your stress level when you see ONLY good parts of other people's lives, mostly they even fake it. Stop watching NEWS, it makes us more depressed.
2. Get physically active, you need "good" hormones to get produced, that's the way to feel better, to feel motivated. When we walk or run or exercise or just moving, we start feeling BETTER - it's basic science.
Go for a long walk, with some audiobook, or favorite music, I recommend to go without any of it and just try to feel things around you.
3. Try to go to the gym or exercise at home, I feel at the gym more motivated. Try to start with small, and don't compare yourself to anyone, we all have an individual journey.
4. Try different things, maybe for 3 months, and check if it's something you like to continue doing, for example, reading books, playing the piano or guitar, dancing, painting, etc.
5. Try to say "Hello", "Thank you", "See you", etc. when you meet someone, this was one of my main issues when I was a student, people thought I was arrogant. So, try to say these simple words, they do wonders. and smile

The most important thing, we should be peace with ourself, we should be able to be with ourself without any distraction. Pray, it helps.

God is with us, ALWAYS. When I feel alone, I grab my cross and feel that I'm not alone, He is with me.

I know how it feels to be alone, it's years since I'm far away from my family, friends, loved ones.
Moved several times, still don't have lasting friends.
Life is tough but you are tougher.

God bless you!

What would you do if you weren’t home alone? Dream a little.
Can you call a church and get somebody to come by for a visit?
We are all lonely in our choices which we have made. I did drugs as a kid and had troubles throughout, and I will pay for my decisions always. We all have something, some weakness, but God loves us right where we are every day. He’s our friend He is the way to cope with everything. But our lives will never be perfect until we see Him. So stay in the Lord and keep close to Him read your bible and he may talk to you through it. I know it’s hard but you get what you put into that relationship. Jesus loves you.

Hello friend - Praying for you.

I feel for you,I too have been feeling lonely and dont have alot of close friends either.

Some good advice given here. I hope you take it to heart, Andrew. Reach out to others and they might be encouraged to also reach out, and both will be blessed. Do not let bad thoughts (as Satan likes to plant in our minds) rule you. Read your Bible, look to the Lord Jesus, and not allow those bad thoughts into your mind and heart. Let me invite you to read John 3 and John 14 in your Bible. Right us anytime if we can be of any assistance. --Yours by grace, 1watchman

I also feel sad and lonely a lot of the time. I don't have any friends outside of group therapy and I don't have many reasons or opportunities to leave my house. I never feel truly alone because I know the Lord Jesus is always with me to help me with my bad thoughts, but it would still be nice to have a friend or two for additional support.

We all want to encourage seekers. You can write me privately anytime if you wish to chat about life in private; and feel free to join in conversations here.