Leia78, I know exactly what you mean. I'm feeling a need to see more people more often, too.

It's odd. Sometimes I'm not too lonely, but it really hits me depending on my mood. I'm in one of those super lonely moods right now.

About a month ago, I was so excited about the prospect of volunteering, but then that feeling plummeted. I know it will change again.

A while back, I used to go to DBSA meetings. I found DBSA to have participants with various experience levels with their illnesses. A lot of participants had bipolar, so I didn't feel like an odd person out. I went for a long time. It was great, but circumstances changed.

Have you ever considered blogging, like on WordPress? There are also online friends to be made there. What I enjoy about that community is that you can connect with people of various interests. Sometimes it is good to think about other things besides mental illness sometimes.