I always find it interesting to read the posts on this sub-forum. A lot of feelings/reactions people have on here in therapy are exactly the same as mine and it is helpful to know that!

I wondered what people do when they feel lonely? I mean lonely inside yourself not just lonely because there is no one around. I find this issue one of the hardest to cope with. I say this over and over in therapy - 'i feel alone' - my therapist always nods and sometimes points out that I'm not as alone as I used to be before therapy. Problem is, although this is true in that I now have someone to talk to, it often makes me feels as though she is missing the point and sometimes I feel even more lonely and angry. I feel as though I need a different word for lonely. She is great at validating my feelings but I really need to get her to understand this gaping emptiness I feel inside.

Honestly I'm running out of words. I've used empty, lonely, gaping hole, abyss, void, nothingness..... May be the issue is that I don't know what is missing......

I would appreciate any advice.