How Should You Deal With Your Loneliness? 

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  How long have you been feeling lonely?

  • A.
    My whole life
  • B.
    It's more of a recent development
  • C.
    Ever since I had a major change in my life
• 2.
  What do you mean when you say that you are lonely?

  • A.
    I just feel like I don't have anyone who understands and really cares for me
  • B.
    I don't really have anyone to spend time with
  • C.
    It's this deep sense of something missing within myself
• 3.
  How many friends do you have?

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  • A.
    I have quite a few good friends that I've known for a while
  • B.
    I don't have many or any real ones
  • C.
    I have some but I just don't feel they are enough
• 4.
  How often do you go out?

  • A.
    I go out with friends/family pretty often 
  • B.
    I go out sometimes but it's not usually things I want to do
  • C.
    I don't really have anyone to go out with
• 5.
  How's your love life?

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  • A.
    Non existent
  • B.
    Good, I'm happy most of the time and we spend quality time together
  • C.
    It's okay, we only connect to a certain extent though
• 6.
  Do you feel like people understand and relate to you?

  • A.
    No, I don't have many people in my life who I can talk to
  • B.
    Some, I have people who relate but I don't really feel understood
  • C.
    Yes, I do but it just doesn't feel like enough
• 7.
  How's your relationship with God?

  • A.
    I don't have one
  • B.
    I have a good relationship with God and He is always with me
  • C.
    I'm still learning and it would be great to have some people around who could help me 
• 8.
  If you had a problem that needed to be solved, who would you call?

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  • A.
    No one, I'd probably just try to figure it out on my own first
  • B.
    A friend, even though they might not have the best answer 
  • C.
    A professional 
• 9.
  Which scenario sounds the best?

  • A.
    Going to a party or event and meeting new friends who I actually hang out with later
  • B.
    Going on a romantic weekend with my love or taking a girls/boys trip 
  • C.
    Having someone with me all the time who truly loves and cares for me
• 10.
  What would you say is missing from you life?

  • A.
    Love
  • B.
    Excitement
  • C.
    Understanding 

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  ​Make new friends

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  It sounds like it's time for you to branch out and meet some new people. You have some great people in your life now (or maybe you don't) but it never hurts to add some new people to your circle, especially if they can share in new experiences with you. The people that are currently in your life aren't really satisfying your social needs. You might invite them to hang out but it seems like they are always busy or something comes up. Everyone has their own lives with responsibilities, but everyone needs someone to talk to and spend time with. There are tons of ways to make new friends, maybe start by inviting out a coworker you get along with or joining a new club that involves a hobby you are interested in. Check out this article 7 Ways to Make Friends as an Adult for some more tips on how to make new friends.
• 2.
  ​Build deeper connections with those around you

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  It sounds like you have a pretty strong social group but you just aren't really connecting with anyone on the level that you crave. There are plenty of people in your life but if you don't open up to them then how can you really get to know them and let them get to know you? Yes, these things can take time, but in order to make real friends you need to be a real person. Don't try to pretend you are something or someone you aren't so that people will like you, just be yourself and you'll see that people will be drawn to you. Yes, this is easier said than done, but start with someone you trust. If you are married then start with your spouse. Or start with one of your best friends. Just be open and honest and share a piece of yourself that you typically wouldn't. It could open up a whole new world of possiblies and a deeper level of connection that will make you feel like you are understood and ultimately not alone in the world.
• 3.
  Connect with God

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  At the end of the day, we ultimately will always be alone, but we don't have to feel lonely. God is always with you and will never leave you. Just like you will always be with yourself and you can't change being you. You will always be you. If you are feeling lonely even though you feel like you shouldn't be, then it's probably because you need a connection with God in your life. God is the only one who is always with you in spirit no matter what. God is in everything and he is everywhere. He is omnipresent. So when you are alone on your drive home from work after a bad day and your favorite song comes on the radio and comforts you, who did that? When your phone is about to die but you have just enough battery to send that last important text or make the call you need, how did that happen? When things that can be ridden off as "coincidences" keep happening to you all the time, you start to feel blessed. God knows what you need when you need it. If you have never really given God another thought, maybe it's time you did. Take a deep look inside yourself and see what it is that you feel your missing.