CommunityFeatured🇿🇦
The Pietermaritzburg Men's Shed, Pietermaritzburg
A small team supporting ocd and body image and self-worth. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Evenings and weekends
Loneliness support in South Africa
For anyone who feels unseen, far from others or alone in a crowd. Talk with people in South Africa who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the South Africa circle: Weekly check-in ·
If you need someone right now
Help for loneliness in South Africa
CommunityLow cost🇿🇦
Durban Peer Support Group
We help people with loneliness and eating disorders, in person in Durban and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Evenings and weekends
ProfessionalLow cost🇿🇦
Pieter Counselling, Johannesburg
A small team supporting loneliness and adhd. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
CharityFree🇿🇦
Pretoria Carers Network
Practical help for people dealing with loneliness and ocd, plus a weekly drop-in.
Evenings and weekends
Charity🇿🇦
The Lantern Trust, Soweto
Run by people who have been through loneliness and living with suicidal thoughts themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
ServiceLow costFeatured🇿🇦
Steady Hands Care, Pretoria
Run by people who have been through drug addiction recovery and body image and self-worth themselves.
Evenings and weekends
ProfessionalLow cost🇿🇦
Bongani & Partners Family Law, Johannesburg
Practical help for people dealing with depression and body image and self-worth, plus a weekly drop-in.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
ProductLow cost🇿🇦
Calm Corner Weighted Blankets, George
A small team supporting depression and alcohol recovery. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
Professional🇿🇦
Clear Path Counselling, Stellenbosch
Run by people who have been through depression and bipolar disorder themselves.
Evenings and weekends
From people who came through it
“I was right where you are about three years ago. Back then it was friends all married with kids now. Now I sleep most nights. It comes back slowly, like feeling in your fingers after the cold.”
Juha from Jyväskylä L · been through loneliness“If you're scared right now, I get it. I've been there. For me it was about three years ago. It was working from home every day and I couldn't see past it. Some weeks I don't think about it at all. Be gentle with yourself.”
Ngaire G · been through loneliness“I've been there. For me it was not that long ago, about a year. Moved for work and know nobody. That was my life. I laugh properly again. Bit by bit it comes back.”
Tu T · been through loneliness“Please be gentle with yourself. I wasn't, and it made everything harder. I tell myself it is a wave and it will pass. It always has so far. And talk to someone, even if it is just in here.”
finch_lake · been through loneliness