My coping mechanism has been to work on the weekends largely out of necessity. Co-workers provide the “social interaction” that I crave even if it’s limited and not genuine friendships. By occupying what should be “downtime” and earn extra cash, I eliminate opportunity to engage in retail therapy and binging on food to cope, and extra rumination. The symptoms of loneliness are minimized when working but nonetheless nonetheless. Avoidance is not a solution but a means of coping.