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Re:Meta-analysis of 2.2M people: Loneliness increases mortal... by 01HNNWZ0MV43FF on Monday September 29, 2025 @10:46AM (#45414484)
It's hard. I belong to an atheist-inclusive church, but I've been skipping for about a month and I'm reluctant to show up again.

Words like "community", "fellowship", "connection" are used a lot, but there's no obvious checklist for me to follow when I wake up Sunday morning feeling like a piece of shit and having no desire to inflict myself on others.

Re:Meta-analysis of 2.2M people: Loneliness increases mortal... by mikemarsh on Monday September 29, 2025 @11:47AM (#45415261)
As a "believer" myself (we don't typically use that evangelical terminology but it's close enough) I can completely understand that. People should go to Church for Christ, and anything else, even "community" is a nice bonus but is not going to sustain people when pursued for its own sake, as you're experiencing.

Maybe a sport or hobby club or some other thing you're interested in where people have a specific motivation to get together, bonding and forming "community" more naturally?

Re:Meta-analysis of 2.2M people: Loneliness increases mortal... by Herring on Monday September 29, 2025 @11:18AM (#45414911)
Actual pieces of shit don't care. It's very likely more mental than you think. Delete facebook, join the gym, meditate, etc.