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  • Post category:Feelings and Emotions / Mental health / Relationships
  • Post published:November 18, 2017

If you’re in a new school/club/job and feeling lonely, don’t wait for other people to speak to you. Try to talk to people you sit next to, maybe suggest going for a coffee. Say hello, or even just smile, with other people you sit with or pass in the corridor.

Source: Loneliness @ University of St Andrews

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