Hi Childofthesea,
I get terribly lonely too and stare into that abyss.I find when it is so grand I am going to burst with unhappiness and the loneliness gets unbearable I either text someone for a text chat or have a nap or go out for a coffee if I have money and sit on the seats in the shopping mall and watch the people,soak in the atmosphere.It gets pretty bad the isolation but I have ways of coping,a particular way is to connect to God's love for me and talk to jesus..I know sounds mad for someone mentally ill but it does help me to pray and know I am not always going to be alone and my prayers will be answered for sure, they always are.