Social isolation is its own vicious cycle. You’re by yourself so you feel sad and lonely.
You get in the habit of not connecting with others, so then when the opportunity to connect arises, you feel irritable and out of sorts.
Then you judge yourself for not connecting well enough with that other person.
This keeps you isolated.
To deal with social isolation, there are a couple of key approaches:
1. Change your habits. Get out of the rut. Start to identify opportunities to socialize. Take action to follow through on those opportunities.
2. Connect with yourself. Learn additional skills to make connection with others easier. The more willing you are to connect to yourself; to your feelings, needs, wants, etc. the easier it becomes to connect with others.
I’d welcome the opportunity to support you in socializing more, and to create meaningful connections with yourself and others. Please reach out to see how we can work together.