Mine is definitely because of the lack of people in my life.

Same as the two above, but also a little of both.

mine is because of the people not being close enough that are around...no girlfriend, no really good best friend....nobody comes over without any warning to watch tv for the night....I used to just show up at peoples houses with pot and spent hours there before I stopped smoking pot....we watched tv or whatever while I was there....getting high had its advantages...

Mine is mostly lack of people, but some of the other as well. I only have a small handful of people I consider true friends, and only two are local. On occasion I'll be in a group and often feel left out. I'm advised to join in the conversation, interact, etc, but that's really hard for me.

I used to be so much better. I could socialize and hardly ever have problems with loneliness or awkwardness. I know a few of the reasons why it changed, but it still sucks. I miss the old me...

Mine is mostly because of the lack of people in my life. For the most part it's just my parents and my niece. I am looking to find a girlfriend again, but my anxiety just keeps getting the better of me when it comes to speaking to people. It's hard...

You can have a family and people around you and still be lonely.
That's me.
I have low self esteem. So if I do not value myself, how can others value me?

I am somewhat a nihilist, and often feel everything in this life is false. Love, relationships, friendships.

Its like I can see through everything, and its a pretence.

I am sorry to be posting something so negative, i know we need to pull people up , so... just taking a chance to say these things which I usually cannot say to anybody.

Do you believe in God? I think that helps.
Peace and hugs.

More A than B, I believe.

When my soulmate lost her battle with dementia in 2015, there was no one else but me. Last man standing. Actually, because of her dementia, she was lost to me in spirit even prior to 2015. Our relationship 2011-15 was one of caregiver and victim.

I do have a brother, a really good guy, but he resides at his place in Fla. during the winter.

You know, back in the day, it would take my wife and I eight hours to do Christmas cards. She picked them out and I addressed them. As the years went by, the list grew smaller and smaller until it took only a half hour to do the cards. Bummer. Of course the past few years, none at all because of her sickness.

I am part of a family of 5 which is fine when they are home, but the days that the girls are at school and the men are at work get very lonely. I have very few friends, and those that I consider friends have jobs or school to attend. I have no one to hang out with during the day but I have this place, which isn't a lot either

Most definitely lack of people.

bips - don't feel bad about posting anything negative. I just wanted to hear where everyone is coming from in regards to their loneliness. Yours is just as valid as anyone else's.

Jack - I can't imagine what you went through. I only have my mom, who is now in a long term care facility, and I think she might be in the early stages of dementia. It must have been fun when you had all of those Christmas cards to do. How sad that the list grew smaller and smaller. Life is cruel sometimes.

Mine would be from not lack of people but my lack of feeling.

Yeah Blue, giving sponge baths, feeding her just to have it run through her, changing diapers, inserting catheters that would work for a few days and then fail, etc. were nasty experiences but as hard as it was on me, it was worse for my honey. That poor soul.

Best to you and mom.

I am 65 and am increasingly finding that not having other people to be around is more common than I thought. I've been divorced for 16 years and never had children. But, this loneliness can be solved. Support groups, church groups and activities at the local library are a source of exposure to other lonely people. Don't force it, it will come.

Thanks, Jack! It must have been so terrible for your wife. I can see my mom getting depressed with how her life has changed in recent months. It's difficult.