Hi anthony81,

I haven't seen you around before, so welcome Ive experienced extreme periods of loneliness in my life - i have a very small family, and most of my friends either didn't live any where near me or didn't go to the same school i was at. I gradually got used to it and began to enjoy my own company to a degree but it doesn't hurt sometimes to get out there and enjoy doing something you love. Joining a club or doing sports activities would be the obvious suggestion but what about learning a new skill? could you join a church or maybe do voluntary work in your spare time? Could you maybe explain your situation to a close friend and see if their able to help you integrate back into a social group? I think if you distract yourself by getting out of the house and into something physical and exciting you'll feel less lonely and who knows, you'll probably meet a load of great new people along the way. Im free to PM anytime and im also on chat if you wanna talk there. I hope you meet some nice people here, we're a friendly bunch and just want to help. I wish you all the best