I'm sorry to hear that, 5chatzi . It does sound like you feel like I do. I hope it blows over, or you find a new friend. I hope, most of all, that you aren't hard on yourself and take things one step at a time.

It's what I'll do for now. I suppose I can be happy that I had a close relationship for a while. Who knows, maybe my husband will come around someday. Until then, though, I hope to find happiness alone, since I have before. I know I can do it, I just have to learn again. I think I started off incredibly lonely, but began to enjoy my freedom. But when my husband came into my life, I discarded that entirely and started all over.

Hello Jennifer. I've been married less than a year. I don't know if my marriage is bad or good. I can honestly believe it's my mental health that makes me lonely. My husband's a good guy, just would rather not hang around me. I have a feeling that if I was more cheerful and not hiding depression, there'd be a greater chance that he'd want to be around me. I feel a little abandoned, but he says he just needs more free time. So, I'll give it time.

I've asked my therapist about this, and he never talked about it in depth. I think that he thought it stemmed from me, and I got the impression that he thought that I will continue having difficulties making friends because of the way I am. Which does seem to be the case.

Hi wolfgaze. I have a dog. I hoped getting her would help with my loneliness. Strangely, she hasn't. I don't feel close to her like I did pet dogs in the past. It's very sad, since I've always loved dogs. She honestly doesn't seem to like me very much. But I'll keep trying.

I haven't read any self-help books about loneliness. I suppose it's because most advice about loneliness tends to hurt me more. Hearing about myself having fun by myself makes me sadder for some reason. I'll think about them, but I do think I can learn to be comfortably alone again. It's just harder when I have a husband around, which reminds me of how alone I am.