How to Cheer Up Someone Virtually?

Most people are leading solitary lives, isolated by changing social structures, digital networks, and denser cities. Being away from the people you love is hard, especially when you are alone and in desperate need of comfort and support. Millions of people have felt lonely during the COVID pandemic.

According to a 2020 survey, one in four adults in the United Kingdom said they had feelings of loneliness. This shows many people are resilient and able to adapt their ways of keeping in contact with people. While you cannot talk to your loved ones in person or even enjoy a cup of tea with them, you should know how to cheer up someone virtually and lift their spirits while you sit in the comfort of your home.

 The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up

Mark Twain

No matter how far you are from your family and friends, you can still cheer them up virtually, acknowledge them and make them feel loved.

Here are 6 thoughtful suggestions for bringing a smile to your loved ones virtually: 

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in social media use. Aside from the fact that social media allows people to reconnect with family and friends that live far away or that they have lost touch with, it became a vital communication tool during the pandemic. It became a vehicle for social support and connection that they would not otherwise have ha

Use Social Media  

Social media has a tendency to reinforce use. Using social media sometimes activates the brain’s reward center by releasing dopamine, also known as the feel-good chemical. This dopamine release, in turn, keeps people coming back because they want to repeat those feel-good experiences. It focuses on communication, community-based input, interaction, content-sharing, and collaboration. It helps to keep the users in touch with their family, friends, communities, and the world virtually. There are unthinkable benefits of social media. 

Social media also can boost self-esteem especially if a person is viewed favorably online or gets a number of likes or interactions on their content. And social media allows some people to share parts of their identity that may be inspiring for the viewers. Just like our changemakers who have been uplifting mankind and helping other people do on UPDEED.

Social media can be particularly helpful for people with social anxiety who struggle to interact with people in person.

However, people can still feel lonely from time to time and are often depressed. If you know someone, who is lonely on the inside, you can cheer them up virtually by sending positive affirmations and a motivational morning text.

• Make them realize if they want to get out of this condition, they need to spend more time with their friends and family.
• You can advise them to do one good deed a day to uplift their mood or spend more time doing what makes them happy.

Furthermore, you can send them a motivational story on the internet and teach them how to stay motivated in life.

Plan a Game Night  

Many experts believe that having constant access to technology, specifically smartphones, can prevent us from making personal connections. For many people, it has become a reason for worsening their loneliness.

Games are one of the traditional feel-good hobbies that one should never stop playing, regardless of age. It has its way of cheering up your mood and getting along with your courage and inspiration needs.

Covid has limited everyone to the virtual world, where most people had to sit home for months, the education and work remained the highest affected sectors. People had to leave their cubicles and work from their homes.

Due to that, many people tend to lose their sanity and face difficulty coping with day-to-day pressure.

• You can cheer your loved ones up by taking out time and connecting with them.
• You can call your friends and gather them for a game night — classics such as Play station, Chess, Ludo, Bingo, Trivia, and more are available to play with friends online or through video calls.  

Watch a movie together 

Loneliness has been a pernicious side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world prepares for a new year of social isolation, and disconnection, public health specialists are looking at the long-term mental and physical health effects of loneliness. No matter how far you are, there are numerous ways you can socialize and enjoy doing what you love in the comfort of your home.

You can plan to watch a movie with a friend and your family virtually. Watching a movie has a cathartic effect, and film therapy is a relaxing and mentally soothing activity and can cheer up someone virtually. It is a good idea for someone who enjoys texting or sending messages through social media.

• You can share your must-see TV shows with your friends and communicate back and forth about story twists and comedy. It is also effective for athletic events. Even when you’re apart, complaining about turnovers and celebrating scoring may be enjoyable.
• You can also watch your favorite streaming TV show as a couple. Many providers like Netflix and Apple TV allow their users to watch TV or movies on many screens simultaneously. While you’re watching, you can also have a Skype call or send a text to keep in touch.

Schedule a Virtual Hangout

Lonely people often go for lengthy periods without social interaction. They might strike up a conversation with anyone from work. However, they are likely to spend a significant amount of time alone. So, schedule a call with your grandparents who live back home and see how happy this would make them.

• Schedule a time to speak with your loved ones and inquire about their health and whereabouts. Also, note down how often they prefer phone calls or wish to receive anything in the mail or via email. This could be your grandparents, a childhood friend, or a cousin.
• Scheduled phone conversations or video chats might provide something good to look forward to for your loved one. This type of regular communication may help them feel more optimistic in their daily lives. 

Make Them a Playlist 

Music has a way of bringing back memories for people. Some songs may evoke a specific memory, such as a wedding song or a song played at an important period in their lives. It may also bring back memories of a time in their lives, such as high school or college.

Even if you didn’t write the song, music has a way of expressing how you feel. It is because musicians create music that people can relate to. When you’re having trouble expressing how you feel about someone or something, music can help.

This is why music has the power to brighten someone’s day by reminding them of joyful memories of times in their lives. There are a hundred ways of thanking someone, you can simply thank someone by making them a playlist and cheering up their mood.

Playlists are a great way to show your loved ones that you care about them and have the ability to cheer up someone virtually. Keep spreading love wherever you can, because life is short and love is rare.

Send a Gift to Cheer Up Someone Virtually

Feeling unappreciated can lead to feelings of resentment and anger. Sending a gift box to a loved one who lives far away is a thoughtful gift that will almost certainly bring them delight. You can order your friend a cup of coffee from his/her local coffee shop. It will make him/her feel loved and have will give a reason to smile.

For those living overseas, it might be overwhelming to miss your loved one’s birthdays and festivals back home. You can deliver your presence through a box of chocolates or maybe a framed family photograph from your last vacation together. This would cheer your family up, while you are still miles away from them.

Sending gifts and food boxes is a kind gesture. There are many ways you can spread love. You can learn from our changemakers on UPDEED.

Our changemakers are one fine example of the kindness and providers of sheer joy to many. They help underprivileged children by providing them with food and clothes at festivals and other days. These small deeds cheer up these children on the streets and bring happiness to their lives.

Keep a Check on Them  

It’s critical to assist someone in recognizing their mental process when trying to cheer them up. So many people around you are depressed and get repeating thoughts. You must listen to them, keep a check, acknowledge their problems, and tell them to be vocal so they don’t feel lonely and unheard. You can teach them how to cope-up with their thoughts.

Tell them they’re anxious if they have a doomsday thought so that they can see what they’re doing. And, if feasible, for every negative thing they say, say one positive thing they’re doing.

Negativity is more likely to be heard than positivity, thus the more positive things you say to them, the more likely one of them will stick. You could even express your happiness to them and teach them how to be grateful for the life they have.

However, it is strange being in a crowd where there are people around you, and you still feel alone. It is normal, and you need to normalize such feelings and be there for people you love. If not physically, be present virtually. Take advantage of technology and fill that void of loneliness for the people you love. 

Send Them a Story of Kindness 

In the age of all things digital, we’re all exposed to a constant stream of media, and it affects us in profound ways. Some of the content that we can see every day comes in the form of motivational quotes, which are intended to inspire, affirm, and make us feel good.

Affirmations are a great way to stay motivated on a daily basis, and having visual guides can help with this. They serve as helpful reminders to encourage, guide and support you in achieving your objectives. If you’re feeling discouraged in your life, repeating daily affirmations and reading motivational quotations and inspiring stories on positive social media platforms can act as reminders that you’re capable and deserving of happiness.

There is a common stereotype that loneliness strikes older, isolated people – and of course, it can and does. But there is a higher level of loneliness among younger people. To cheer up someone virtually, and bring change, join hands with UPDEED and inspire everyone around you to be present for each other.

UPDEED is a positive space on the internet that can help people overcome their modern life loneliness. People on UPDEED believe in creating an ecosystem where you can share your humane achievements and appreciate others for theirs.

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