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Mental Health Advocates of Marin Warmline offers free, compassionate, and confidential support over the phone. We exist to help...


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NAMI Santa Clara County Helpline serves as a resource center for anyone seeking mental health-related information or support....


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Suicide Prevention of Yolo County is dedicated to providing 24/7, free, compassionate and confidential support over phone. We...


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Safe Alternatives for Treating Youth (SAFTY) Santa Barbara provides free, compassionate and confidential support over the...


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Friendship Line offers 24/7, free, compassionate and confidential support over phone. We are here for seniors in California,...


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Behavioral Health Crisis Lines is dedicated to providing 24/7, free and confidential support and information by phone. We exist...


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SLO Hotline is dedicated to providing 24/7, free, compassionate and confidential support over phone. We support everyone in...


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Founded in 1966, the Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Center was the first program of the organization known today as...


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Marin County Buckelew Suicide Prevention Crisis Hotline provides 24/7, free, compassionate and confidential support over phone....


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California Youth Crisis Line provides 24/7, free and confidential support by phone, text message (SMS) and online chat. We...


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Every day in San Diego County, current and former service members and their families deal with the complex maze of issues that...


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Inland SoCal Crisis Helpline provides 24/7, free and confidential support and information by phone. We help everyone in Inland...


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Placer County Koinonia Family Services Hotline offers 24/7, free, compassionate and confidential support over phone. We exist...


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Suicide Prevention Service of the Central Coast is dedicated to providing 24/7, free and confidential support by phone. We...


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Siskiyou County Crisis Service is dedicated to providing 24/7, free and confidential support by phone. We support everyone in...


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Community Helpline offers free, compassionate and confidential support by phone. We are here to help everyone in California,...


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Ever wish you had someone to talk to? Someone who is supportive, caring and non-judgmental? Someone who is understanding and...


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New Hope Crisis Counseling Hotline offers free, compassionate and confidential support by phone. We support everyone with a...


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Feeling lonely? Get free support from a hotline in California, United States

Loneliness is something that everyone experiences from time to time. But when loneliness doesn't go away, it can start to have a serious impact on your mental and physical wellbeing. If you're struggling with these symptoms of chronic loneliness, reach out to one of 25 helplines in California, United States for support.

  • Feeling that life is meaningless.
  • Feeling extremely tired and even burnt out when you try to socialize.
  • Feeling hopeless, like you'll be lonely forever.
  • Feeling that nobody "gets" you.
  • Feeling frustrated, anxious or irritable.
  • Feeling that your physical and/or mental health is suffering.
  • Feeling a sense of emptiness like there's a void that needs to be filled.
  • A lack of close friends.

Everybody is prone to feeling lonely, even in the company of others. It's especially common to feel lonely when you're not connecting with others in a meaningful way. When you're not connecting with others in a way that meets your social needs, you may feel extremely isolated.

Talking to someone who cares about what you're experiencing can help you feel less alone. Calling a hotline will connect you with someone like this. Helpline volunteers and counselors in California, United States will offer you a listening ear and will work through difficult emotions with you.

If you think you might need support with loneliness, consider contacting a helpline in California, United States for free, confidential help.


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