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It's been difficult to cope with loneliness. Again.
The past month I managed to get away from this feeling because it was quite busy with things going on, even though there were intermediate feelings of nearing burnout. However, now, that it seems too calm so I am starting to feel a bit more anxious. Simultaneously, I feel I have not been able to accomplish much work wise in the past month.
I moved away from home to do my PhD. Being in a country far away from home, and a country where living costs are high, it hasn't been particularly easy. Although, there are weekly social gatherings that take place, I don't feel I connect well with my peers. So, attending those events just makes me feel more out of place.
It's tough going through this whole motion of feelings that tend to catch-up. I mostly tried to avoid this feeling before by watching TV shows, but like I said the guilt of not being able to get much work done feels far worse. Whilst I try to meet some of my friends that live in the same city, it's not exactly a frequent occurrence.
I sometimes fear for the remaining time I have as a PhD student. This feeling makes it so difficult to push myself to get work done. Neither can I turn away from this because I am bound to it financially as well.
What would be the best possible way to work through this feeling of loneliness and the anxious feeling that comes with it? Does it ever get better?
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