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Tiina63 and constant stranger, thank you so much for your kindness. I will get an expensive taxi back from hospital, but am worried in case I can't get to the taxi or upstairs from it. What hurts most is no one will care afterwards. On social media, all you can see are myriads of people not even...

You're missing the point. I don't enjoy interests all the time if I'm always doing them on my own. Could you spend 24/7 on your own and then have someone call you 'dependent'? I never mentioned wanting to be in a relationship, but with friends. I'm not letting loneliness bring me down, I am...

I have plenty of interests. But just try finding someone in the same age gap in their 40s who doesn't have cashflow problems, other commitments (24/7 children usually) to join you during those interests, or are just plain knackered after a weeks work. Join a club or a meetup? Those things are...

Yamira, I can relate. At work, there seems to be so much love about that everyone's happy enough that on Friday's they're giving to charities. Fridays to me signal the beginning of a long, hollow weekend. When you dare to ask anyone if they feel similar and they look at you like you just grew...

Two things that make me feel even lonelier. When people say, you always have your family and your health. No, I don't. Please don't assume that.

I think the worst loneliness I have ever felt, was last month when I had to tell my pre-op nurse that I would have no one to come and collect me after my operation, so they're having to arrange my overnight stay. If I had an accident with the anaesthetic, would anyone need to be alerted? Am...

Excellent post, Tealeaf. This so-called 'friend' who themselves possess 1000 friends, I'd place life savings on betting that they are shallow as the day is long. They certainly have no such character strength as kindness, tact or even care for you. Talk about pouring salt on the wound. Seems all...

I disagree. There is feeling alone and feeling lonely. This forum is not focusing on 'alone', but 'lonely', which has a more negative connotation. To me, lonely means wanting the company of others, yet not being able to feel connected to them, even in that same company. Lonely borders on feeling...