A Practical Guide to Overcoming Loneliness

De: Sally Alter

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Do you struggle with loneliness and feel like you have no one to talk to? Well, you’ll never have to feel like that again, thanks to this amazing guide to combat loneliness forever!

Research has shown that around 28% of the US adult population (around 14 million people) live by themselves and suffer with some form of loneliness. So, you are not alone if you feel like this.

But you don’t have to feel this way ever again. This book is the ultimate guide to combatting loneliness and isolation and is perfect for people of all ages.

The author of this book is a top-viewed writer on QUORA, with 30 million views to date and is also a Registered Nurse. She has answered well over 4,000 questions on QUORA.

This book contains the author’s answers to 101 questions from QUORA about loneliness and living a happy life, and is a mix of her personal experiences, self-help, memoir, comforting advice as well as expert information.

Reading this book, you’ll feel like you’re having an informal chat with a friend, thanks to the author’s relaxed but informative approach, sharing her own personal stories of dealing with loneliness. The advice in this book is presented in a friendly and sometimes humorous way. You’ll also learn the coping mechanisms that are essential to living alone or overcoming feelings of loneliness.

This book will cover topics such as:

• How to combat feelings of loneliness
• Making friends and getting out more
• Fatigue and sleep problems
• Depression and anxiety
• Increased irritability and stress
• Increased susceptibility to disease
• AND MUCH MORE

“A Practical Guide to Overcoming Loneliness” is the essential self-help guide to combat loneliness and isolation. Don’t feel alone anymore – take control of your life and replace loneliness with happiness.

This book has all the information you’ll ever need to live a happy and fullfilling life, without feeling lonely ever again.

An Unexpected Gem

Frankly, I didn't expect much from this book, but I couldn't find anything on loneliness/solitude that resonated with me. Then I saw this one: Authored by a retired RN, written in Q&A format, narrated by virtual voice. Definitely not your run-of-the-mill self-help book. Listening to the sample, I could tell Ms. Alter has experiential wisdom to share, so I jumped in.

What I really liked is the author's advice to face the reality of loneliness, and the hope of transforming it into healthy and joyful solitude. Oh yes, there is some advice about ways to reach out. However, I found the words about knowing one's own self and embracing acceptance when reaching out and trying to form relationships that don't work as hoped to be what I needed and wanted to hear. The focus shifts from loneliness, depression and anxiety to solitude, acceptance, and peace.

The Q&A format results in repetitive information at times, but I found that to be reinforcing rather than annoying. The questions allow similar information to be presented from different angles, which I also found to be helpful. The writing style is clear and straightforward, and we become acquainted with the author's story from time to time as she passes on caring advice. No psychobabble at all. It's like having a conversation with a kind and wise friend.

As for the artificial voice, there were only a couple of blips; otherwise it sounded naturally friendly and soothing - not robot-like or over the top. Having listened to hundreds of audiobooks, I've heard much worse many times from human narrators.

Thank you, Ms. Alter for sharing your wisdom.