How to deal with urges

Hey there - thanks for your post. Sorry you are feeling lonely. Sometimes this is impacted by where we live. Are you living anywhere near a big city? Sometimes groups of people meet on online social support spaces (there is a wide range to choose from Meet Up or Eventbrite)

Do you have any mental health and wellbeing support in place at the moment? Would it help to talk to someone when you are feeling lonely - there is lots of support out there?

When I used to feel lonely (a long time ago before the internet), I used to experience lots of complex emotions but as soon as I started talking to someone who would listen and not judge (in my case it was a counsellor and then a close friend) I felt much better.

Please see some of these links below which may help

www.lgbthero.org.uk/find-support

Switchboard - 0300 330 0630, 10am-10pm - email chris@switchboard.lgbt - Web text chat here.
LGBTQ+ helpline run by volunteers. Here to help you with whatever you want to talk about. Nothing is off limits. switchboard.lgbt/

At LGBT HERO we also have social support online Zoom groups for over 50's, South Asian and LGBTQ+ - called HangOuts www.lgbthero.org.uk/Pages/Category/hangouts

Best wishes