Been traveling alone for a few months now and feeling lonely, what would you recommend doing?
Edit: Also note that I "know people." Every weekday I'll be meeting someone, but still I fee lonely
In June of 2017 I bought a one-way ticket from my home in Phoenix, Arizona to Montreal, CA. It was amazing. I stayed for 2 months and had a blast. I traveled around Canada some more, and then returned real quick to Phoenix for a month.
The return back was disappointing. It's like all of my friendships of over a year were eliminated. My one month back in Phoenix convinced me that I didn't want to come home for Christmas, or see any friends there. In fact my experience of Phoenix was 100% different- I was with an entirely new friend group!
In mid October of 2017 I flew to London, road-tripped across Belgium, stayed in Budapest for a week, and I've now been in Sofia, Bulgaria for 2 weeks. I run a business remotely, and so can do this anywhere in the world.
I wouldn't say I'm particularly close to anyone anywhere in the world now, and I'm feeling quite lonely. My initial plan was to stay here in Sofia, Bulgaria for 3 months, but I'm not sure I'm liking the vibe. The issue may be me, or it may be the city (or both).
Either way I'm feeling lonely and I don't have a home or anywhere to turn to. My priority is to fix a health issue (which is why I planned on staying here for a while, or anywhere), build a social circle, all while saving money. Remember I make money remotely in USD, so I'm saving an extra $1k-$1.5k / Mo. by living here in Bulgaria (or anywhere cheap).
I'm curious how you solo travelers were able to overcome loneliness! I think part of the issue is ME. I'm not putting in 100% effort into conversations. At the same time, I'm not sure that I'm in the right situations TO be making friends and overcoming loneliness.
I've been depressed recently (partly due to a lack of sleep and sleep schedule always changing), and quite anxious during social interactions too. I'm not sure if I should tough it out, leave, or if my issue is a combination of culture + me. Normally people in the USA/Canada think I'm awesome.
How do you make friends, overcome loneliness, and get social when you're in a foreign country all alone? Note: I'm staying in an AirBNB alone as well.
Submitted November 22, 2017 at 10:43PM by Doglin http://ift.tt/2ztW0m0
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