Have you ever felt alone even though you are surrounded by people? Have you moved to a new place where you don’t know anyone, or have all your friends gone to study? A new survey from Mental Health Youth shows that more than half of young people between the ages of 16 and 36 have felt lonely during the past 12 months. A quarter say they are lonely often or all the time. But there can be advice! Here are some of the tips @nrknyheter got when we asked our followers for help: Find people who like the same niche as you – Seek out venues to meet people who have the same, perhaps niche, interests as you, says Kasper Eikeland (22) . The twenty-two-year-old studies physics and maths at NTNU in Trondheim. He has found many people with the same interests through his studies. Kasper Eikeland noticed that he really found his team when he started studying. Photo: Leonard Dalan He has also made several good friends through his interest in music. – Before that, I did a lot of music and sound engineering. I also played in a band, and then I met many people who liked the same things as me. Learn to do things alone – Learn to enjoy doing special things alone. If you want to go to the cinema, go to the cinema, says Emilie Horten (18). The tip is based on personal experiences. She has spent time practicing just this. 18-year-old Emilie Horten is from Stjørdal. She believes that you will feel less alone if you feel comfortable in your own company. Photo: Marte Horten Hegli – I used to have social anxiety, so I couldn’t do much by myself at all. Now I can get on a train to Trondheim and be there alone for a whole day. Horten says it is important to distinguish between being alone and lonely. She believes that you will feel less lonely if you are able to have fun alone. Gaming – Video games and gaming have worked quite well against loneliness. Whether I play alone or with others, says Julian Taknæs (27). Taknæs had to commute when he studied. The long journey made it difficult to join social events. Julian Taknæs often games with friends who live in other cities, it makes it much easier to keep in touch even if they don’t see each other very often. Photo: Janine Alvhilde Lindahl – Often when there was something social, there was alcohol involved, and I wasn’t too keen on partying all the time. So I often sat at home and played, either by myself or with others. It helped a lot, he says. There is a low threshold for talking about things that are a little difficult when gaming, according to Taknæs. Take a break from social media – Try deleting social media for a week. Read books or take up a hobby, says Maria Tronstad (21). She believes that you can easily feel loneliness if you see people who post that they do a lot of social activities. Maria Tronstad thinks it felt good to take a break from social media for periods. Photo: Maria Tronstad – I recommend taking a “social media detox”, because you can easily compare yourself to others, especially now in the summer when people are out and about, and you may not be doing anything yourself. Tronstad himself has taken breaks from social media. She says it is important to reflect a little on how you use the apps. Completely normal – I think that many people today are frightened by feelings that do not feel good, but which are completely normal, says Åsta Schnell, Psychologist specialist at St. Olav’s hospital. Schell says it is important to distinguish between being lonely and feeling lonely once in a while. Psychologist Åsta Schnell says it is normal to feel lonely because people are so-called “herd animals”. Photo: Erlend Lånke Solbu She believes that social media can contribute to more people feeling rejected or lonely, because you can follow what others are doing at all times. Schell believes that the feeling of loneliness can be a good clue to what one might be missing in life. She recommends getting to know yourself better, so that you both feel less alone and get to know yourself better. In this way, it can be easier to understand which people and environments one should seek out, according to Scnell. Here are some of the answers: Do you need someone to talk to? If you need to talk to someone, there are several helplines, chat services and support groups where you can share your thoughts and feelings completely anonymously, and get support, advice and guidance: Mental health on the helpline 116 123 Mental health also has a chat, which you can find at mentalhelse.no. Mental health youth has a chat service that is open seven days a week. You can find it at mentalhelseungdom.no Church SOS chat service: soschat.no Young Conversation: [email protected] Church SOS also has a helpline on 22 40 00 40 Cross on the neck from the Red Cross: 800 33 321 (for children and young people up to 18 years.) Kors på halsen also has a chat: korspåhalsen.no (for children and young people up to 18 years old.) The emergency telephone for children and young people: 116 111 Sami national competence service – mental health care and substance abuse 78 96 74 00 SnakkOmPsyken.no: Chat service run by Blå Kors Livslosen is a non-clinical low-threshold service where you can come and stay for 5 days: 45 84 54 63 In urgent cases, call 113 You can find more helplines here Mental health youth has come out with a new report on young people’s mental health. What do people on the street say about this? Hello!Thank you for reading this matter. If you have a comment on the matter or tips for other things I can write about, send me an email! You can also send us a DM at @nrknyheter on Instagram. Published 06.07.2024, at 07.56
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