Oh wow! I just stumbled upon this thread and being alone is something i have been struggling with for as long as I can remember and mind you, I am 24. I also don't have very many friends, but the friends that i do have are all adults. Now I am also an adult so that is more socially acceptable but when I was younger I had only like 1 maybe 2 friends for a short period of time that were my age. I too, depend on the once a week 50 min sessions with my therapist as a time i can be completely honest about how i feel, aside from the other adult connections I have. So when I am not talking with the adults I am connected to, I am alone, either in my apartment or in town. Even when I go into town and am around people it feels like I am one person alone in the crowd and no one takes in interest to talk to me. I actually would say that I'm not a loner, I love being with people but only when I feel worthy of being there and feel accepted for who I am as a person. On of the things I just realized I forgot to add is that I have a physical disability and use a wheelchair to get around. So I think that is a huge part of the reason I feel so isolated. Anyway, I could go on more, but I'm tired so please feel free to respond and/or message me, I would be happy to listen!!