The loneliness can be forced or voluntary when the person himself chooses it. Therefore before saving someone from loneliness, it is worth finding out the reasons promoting social isolation of your relative, the friend, the neighbor, the fellow worker, etc.
Reasons of loss of communicative skills by modern people
In the modern world, despite all achievements of scientific and technical progress, including mobile communication and the Internet, the person more often remains lonely. Why does that happen? Replacement of real communication virtual is one of the main reasons of loneliness. Conducting dialogues at forums, in chats and social networks, the person to some extent compensates a lack of communication, but in practice becomes more and more lonely, minimizing real contacts with people. Now it is observed since early years – modern children prefer to games with friends in the yard computer strategy and missions.
Besides, changes in a political system of society, dissociation and separation of various people, the increased xenophobia, wars, economic instability, etc. also affect desocialization of people. Many people just are afraid of communication, preferring to spend all free time alone.
Of course, the reasons of loneliness can be very different. For example, such factors as a low self-assessment, loss of positive outlook, faith in people, a difficult life situation, rejection by society owing to obtaining the negative status, for example "disabled person", "convict", "addict", etc. can become them also.
Rescue from loneliness: what you can make
First of all, try to find out the reasons of loneliness of the person to which you want to help. Knowing them, it will be easier for you to choose necessary methods of fight against desocialization. If your friend is fenced off from people because of a low self-assessment, help it to raise it. Find an interesting hobby for the person, write down it to the gym, on interesting courses, etc., carry away a personal example. Advise the girl considering herself ugly to change image, to visit good beauty shop. Like a problem of your friend, try to help with all the heart, in practice, and not just in words. Criticize him less, install belief and optimism in the person. The help is also necessary for the person staying in a difficult life situation. Sometimes enough simple words of support, sincere empathy. If you see that the person plunges into a depression, perhaps, it is worth writing down him on reception to the experienced psychotherapist. If your acquaintance cannot fully communicate with other people owing to any physical defects, help it to find pen friends, the specialized rehabilitation center, etc. The reasons of loneliness can be much therefore it is impossible to give the advice suitable in all cases. Nevertheless there is one universal method of the help – to become the true friend for the person who lacks understanding, support and self-confidence. Communicate with it more, invite him to various actions, acquaint with the friends. Open for it other world full of communication, friendship, good mood and interesting affairs, and his loneliness will forever fall into oblivion.