5 Tools to Use On Line to Ease the Loneliness
I have found such solace on the web and found so many people who have helped me through the dark days. Here are 5 tools that I have used as a way of beating loneliness
- Blogging:- I love this blog, I love the fact that I can share my feelings and that in some small way I can reach out to others, hopefully helping them through the bereavement process.
- Twitter:- This is a really great way of seeing what other people are doing and also sharing tips with each other. It is what they call microblogging…which is a posh term for writing no more than 140 characters each time. So they are quick snippets….
- Facebook:- This is a social networking tool which allows you to find friends, join groups, message people….and have a little fun on line. I have connected again with friends that I had lost touch with, which has been fantastic.
- Podcasting:- I produce a podcast on business twice a week but I also produce a podcast with someone that I met online and this is about us losing weight - we have lost over 70lbs in weight…I would not have achieved my part without weighing in each week on line.
- Google Reader:- This allows me to subscribe to blogs that are of interest to me and allows me to learn about new areas. When people post something new then I get it automatically….it makes me feel connected.
One of the joys of the world we live in is that we can have friends all over the world…that we can join communities that interest us, that we never need to feel alone……(of course we both know we still do!)
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3 opinions for 5 Tools to Use On Line to Ease the Loneliness
Kate
Nov 27, 2007 at 12:03 am
I think many people find themselves in situations where Internet tools are a healing balm. It’s good to know there is something positive about it.
anna
Nov 27, 2007 at 6:34 am
I think it is like any area of life..there are positives and negatives, it is up to us to make it work for us….I love the phrase healing balm, wonderful!
Janet McClelland
Nov 28, 2007 at 7:51 pm
Hello Anna, I liked your blog post on loneliness and added it to my e-collage on loneliness. Most tips for alleviating loneliness are rather general but you had some specific ideas in mind. My e-collage is at what4.wordpress.com. Some of my stuff is comic and some is artistic and some is social comment but it is all meant to be a serious look at loneliness. I hope you enjoy it. I included a link to your website from the post.
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