I lost my wife and kid due to her desires to leave me over issues I was no longer a resource for her to use anymore. I have only adopted family I grew up with that I never got along with. I am learning how to be on my own and enjoy life without being love by anyone.

I'm lonely because I have no friends in the city in which I live. I do have my boyfriend who is very supportive but his job makes it hard for us to do much together. He works an overnight shift Sunday to Friday morning. I find it very difficult to start conversations because I worry that people will judge me due to not having a job. Also I don't do too much so I don't have much to talk about. It's so much easier to express myself through writing. I have written poetry in the past and still do sometimes.

I'm lonely because my mother passed away over three years ago (January 15th 2011). She and I would go out downtown a lot and would eat together. I lived with her when I first came back from TX in 2007. I don't know my father at all and I'm not close to my remaining family. If it weren't for my boyfriend's I would have no family. I do wish his family lived closer. They all live two hours away.

I'm lonely because I suffer from social anxiety and other things. I tend to let people make the first move which hasn't worked very well for me.

I am lonely to a degree that I have no friends, but I do have a fiance and kids that love me and therefore I am not lonely for that.

I am only lonely because I choose not to have friends, I pretty much am with my fiance and family. But when I am not with either one of these, I do feel lonely. Because I need friends, but I don't trust other women around my fiance because I had a very good friend of mine make a pass at my 2nd husband, and never got passed it. We eventually divorced, Trust for me is the biggest issue I have.

I will lose a relationship now quicker because of lack of trust to protect myself. NOt to hurt someone else, that alone is very lonely.

Comment to Shopgirl's entry. . :)
Hi,
I think your your last sentence says lots. About sharing craving thots. Being able to say that IMHO is a big step towards getting it together.

It's a question; although I don't know what the next step -- an nswer -- might be. I have a couple or so obvious guesses, but am not knowledgable , really.

I *would say* without someone to talk to or journalling, in the long run it might not good. Those thoughts are not to be suppressed. IMHO. Not completely. They are part of who you are.
. / best, . . Caleb

I am lonely because my dad past away and it has changed my outlook on life. It's really been hard on me. I was losing friends before he past but afterwards it was even hard to make new ones. Felt like no one really cared or could care for me because they weren't going through what I've been through. Now I really need a companion and because I don't have one I'm still lonely. I know I could be lonely with a partner too, but the loneliness screams louder in my ear while I'm single.

I feel lonely cuz I don't really have friends, i broke up with my ex over a yr ago, sisters live far away or work too much and the people that I am "friends" with at work I would never hang out with them outside of work. I basically hang out with my parents and feel a little bit like a loser.

I am lonely because I have very few friends and my family doesn't stay in touch with me. I have to call them.
I too am disabled and poor and so that limits me on places to go or things to do.
I live in a small country town where there is not much going on.

I also have chronic pain and that too limits me on doing quite a bit.

I do not know why I have this loneliness, but I also can be lonely and be in a room full of people. I know I miss my mother very much and I wish I had much of my family who passed away. My son is moving away to a new state, and I feel I need my family that remains to be close by.

I'm lonely because I'm on disability for depression,along with many other issues,and people can be very judgemental! They seem to think I choose to be this way and have tons of money to do whatever I want when I want! Truth is I'm piss poor and happen to have agoraphobia and social anxiety so I have an extremely hard time going anywhere! The one friend I talk to the most my gf likes to "joke" and call him my bf,which can be kind of annoying! She expects me to talk more to her but how can I when she's always busy doing stuff for other people?

It just makes me feel pretty pathetic when most people my age have built a life for themselves! My life right now mostly consists of going to AA meetings and being at home most of the time. I wish I really had this "lavish" lifestyle people seem to think I have! I don't open up to a lot of people about my life because I just don't want to hear things like "Just get over it!" I've been suffering since I was 3 years old with so many issues so that just isn't going to happen! It would be nice to have more friends than I do simply for having the chance to talk to others who know where I'm coming from!

I am lonely probably a lot because of anxiety and depression. Has kept me from maintaining or forming friendships over the years. I am two years divorced. I have two kids and family, but no really close friends and am single. Couples want to hang out with other couples especially in late 30s and 40s (i'm 41).

I'm lonely because its difficult for me to connect with people. In the past people have hurt me and I'm afraid that I may get hurt again.

I'm lonely because is every one is fed up with me. No one wants to be around me because of my mood swings. They get so angry with me. I guess I understand. so I just cry to God all day to make the pain go away

Ppl talk about their isolating cuz they've been hurt by (mean) individuals. --I assume like the SOBs I encounter Alla time.

If one is cautious in building a friendship or cordial acquaintance, one has better opportunity to evaluate character.

Of course one's slowness too often loses the interest of ordinary ppl. Who is left? : ppl who have been hurt, who have thot it thru, and are willing *also* to go slow.

I don't want to get hurt again..... I have lost a lot of trust in people.