Episode 4 - Deal with loneliness abroad

You are not alone as Mickael Jackson would preach, but when living abroad far from home, you sometimes feel alone. Don't worry everyone does at some point. Thanks to Gretchen Rubin, she identified 7 different types of loneliness and why it matters. We will go over these today with our ''foreigners'' eyes and ears with my guest of honour Jay Wang a passionate improviser (Beijing Improv), improv facilitator from the Applied Improvisation network.

Tiny tips:

If you wanna have more fun, make a list of all the songs you can think of with the word ''alone'' in them. Make it a game with your friends. How many songs can you find with the word ''lonely'' in them? Always remind yourself that if someone wrote that before you, it means that someone felt in a similarly to you.

Also, please remember that if you do feel alone, depressed and need more support, there are support organizations abroad you can find, not always with the word ''mental health'' in it, but a good word with a friend (from abroad or who knows you well) or family can move mountains.

I've found a Bulgarian Website (The Foreigner.BG) that treats about the signs of the Expat Depression and gives ideas of what to do and what not when/if it happens.