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I could write an entire book about this topic. I despise social media and I believe it's greatly cheapened interpersonal relationships. I remember the world before the social media explosion around 2005 or so and people talked to each other way more. I was still lonely, but I at least had a few...

I'm chronically lonely, so loneliness never "hits" me; it's a constant, ever-present reality. Sometimes I can force it to a dull hum in the background by focusing on something that can distract me from it for a while, like reading or writing about something that isn't about loneliness, listening...

I understand completely about people only wanting to talk when they want something. Everyone I ever knew used me and then abandoned me once my usefulness ran out. My mother used to tell me "you have to be a friend to make friends". Biggest lie anyone ever told me. Being a friend to someone gets...

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Last year I moved from a city of 300,000 to a really small town in a rural area. It's made my sense of isolation and loneliness about 1000X worse. The only place I felt a small relief since I've been here is the old cemetery on the north side of town. Cemeteries are peaceful, some of the last...

I'm so lonely that it is physically painful and I cry every day. Ever since I was a very young child I felt like I couldn't relate to or connect with other people. I've never had any real friends. My family hardly ever speaks to me. No one ever wants to make an effort anymore. I'm the one...