OR82, I have felt tormented by loneliness for a long, long time, and I have made many threads on PC about the subject. It can be frustrating that others are unable to understand what it is like to feel like you have nobody in life.

You’ll be told to connect with others that share your interests, which isn’t necessarily easy if you have such eccentric interests like me or live in an isolated area, and it’s not like having a shared interest is the ticket to a social life or future relationship of some kind. (Some of the worst folks I’ve ever met share my interests.) You’ll be told to volunteer or visit clubs, which might be awesome but won’t necessarily lead to a lasting social life. All this advice, while appreciated, is not helpful in coping with loneliness, especially if it is severe.

Outside of work, school, or hook-ups with the help of other friends finding someone in the adult world that you can connect with is close to impossible, unless you visit a bar or some club, but then only a certain kind of individual in my opinion hangs out at these places. I was told, for example, that my options for socializing are extremely limited because I don’t consume alcoholic beverages.

I know what it’s like to have no one to talk to except a T, and yes, it is a sad fact that we can’t chat or socialize with others other than someone that is paid to listen to you. Sometimes I think some of us (me!) were meant to be lonely, since nothing I do to connect with others seems to make the slightest difference.

Nothing I say will help, I know that, but I hope that my being able to empathize with your situation offers some support