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Loneliness is a curious situation. Almost everybody has
experienced it at some time in their life. It can often overcome
you when in fact you are not alone; at a party, in the theater, or
in any group where you are surrounded by people who give
5 evidence of being supremely confident, friendly and capable of
smooth, happy communication. What should you do? Lonely
people are advised to go out and meet people. But is this the
answer?
In a typical situation, such as your first day at a new school,
you get the impression that everybody else is confident and
knows all the others, while you are helpless and alone. But in
reality most people put on a show of confidence to hide their
true feelings. They may be as lonely as you. There is no
reason at all to assume that, in a big city for example, all the
15 people around you are leading active, rich, fulfilling lives, while
you alone are on the outside looking in. You may be less
(3) of concealing your loneliness than others. You must try
to put on a cheerful face; nobody will greet you at a party if you
look utterly ( 4 ). Another point to remember is that you
20 should try to avoid joining groups where in fact you are a total
stranger. For many
many reasons established groups do dislike
intrusions and to accept you requires considerable effort.
However, if you can offer something special any group may need,
