Yes, this is a depressing topic. Just had a thought earlier tonight that the feeling you get when you are totally alone in the world. Whether you are really living alone or not, we all have to be alone with ourselves at some point. When I get that eerie feeling of terrible loneliness, it feels worse than grief or even physical pain.

Knowing that I am most likely going to be alone for the rest of my life now is like a huge challenge that I face. To be able to handle it without getting severely depressed and wanting to commit suicide is going to be quite a job. I have been living alone now for almost 25 years, and it's never been easy. I've spent many hours feeling sad and crying about it. It seems like I've accepted it more now than I ever have.

For some reason I repel people and potential friends. I have never understood why and no one has told me any reason. I don't get it. I never see posts here about loneliness and the suffering it causes.

Anyone out there that is suffering with serious loneliness and sadness because of it?