Forest officer shares tips to combat loneliness during exam season

Amidst the exam season, Forest Officer Himangsu Tyagi, known for his solo expeditions into the wild, provided a fresh perspective on tackling feelings of loneliness and isolation that often accompany this stressful period.

Loneliness has become a serious problem with consequences for both mental and physical well-being. It also increases a range of serious health problems such as depression, anxiety, heart diseases, increase of stroking and premature deaths.

The Indian Forest Officer, Himangsu Tyagi claimed that he had a close encounter with loneliness, and he shared some tips that students can follow to deal with it.

Tyagi said every individual needs to learn how to stay happy by being alone and not to be dependent on others.
“‘Few genuine connections.’ Give time to a relationship where you can share all your worries without being judged. Your parents, siblings. A phone call is enough to solve your worries,” he wrote.

He also recommended to his followers to develop a habit of journaling where they can convey their feelings and emotions by writing. Eventually, it enhances the thinking capacity, he said. “1-year JEE prep + 4 years at IIT + 6 years in my previous jobs: I was all alone, away from home, always had very few close friends, and never had a girlfriend. ‘LONELINESS’. I had a close encounter with loneliness. I grew up when I was alone,” he said on X (known as Twitter). “Be your close friend,” he wrote.

1 year JEE prep + 4 years at IIT + 6 years in my previous jobs: I was all alone, away from home, always had very few close friends, never had a girlfriend.

“LONELINESS”

I had a close encounter with loneliness. I grew up when I was alone.

Read if you suffer from loneliness pic.twitter.com/fxtueRzKb9

— Himanshu Tyagi (@Himanshutyg_ifs) April 16, 2024

Himangsu Tyagi’s thoughtful tips offer students a holistic approach to managing loneliness during the exam season, promoting mental well-being alongside academic success. In this recent post, he has garnered 720.5K views and 5.5K likes on X till now.

In conclusion, he said he connects to the “Supreme” when alone. He also suggested enhancing some mechanism to remain connected to God all the time and to express gratitude to God for everything.

Many users shared their views. Some users said, “Living Alone can cause worse Mental Health conditions. It is good that you survived but, in my opinion, always surround yourself with good friends & environment, it will help you grow easily & happily”. Another user wrote, “Loneliness is a blessing, make your world perfect”.

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