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    I have been feeling lonely my entire life.

    I always assumes that a lot of people had it like this, and that it was sort of normal. But the older I get the more it grows, and yeah, the more isolated I fell. The scary part is I can sit in my living room with my amazing kid and girlfriend and still feeling utterly alone.
    Im considering contacting a professional to try sort this mess out, but I thought I would try vent it here first.
    Am I alone with my loneliness or is this pretty much how we all feel?

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    • Have you tried to sign up for social activities, related to art, culture, sports..., where to contact other individuals?OBBTKN
    • We are all alone in life, sometimes being busy and not thinking about it helps ;)OBBTKN
    • I have been a lonely guy all my life, but always surrounded by people. Find the group that fits you and you will have done a lot. Good luck!OBBTKN
    • Men generally are quite solitary creatures. Once you get past the life stage of doing all the social stuff, and you get to the family unit stage, it can feel...Horp
    • very isolating. Some people try and counter it by joining groups. Ultimately I think the secret to success is to just master solitude and learn to enjoy...Horp
    • the benefits. In one way I would say I have [zero] friends, but the reality is I have lot sof friends and I choose to only seem them very ocassionallyHorp
    • because I've come to enjoy my solitude, and I don't want to be enmeshed in other people's routines and expectations. I see different friends once a year.Horp
    • It's enough for me. One big catch up per friend per year, and I'm good.Horp
    • The thing is being busy have always been my goto quick fix, but isnt really working that well anymore. thanks!islandbridge
    • Well, I would counter that being busy isn't the same as being comfortable with your solitude. It could be a work-around rather than a solution.Horp
    • There's a bunch of stupid ass things I like to do for which there is no point, no goal, no outcome. One of them is I go and find bits of driftwood...Horp
    • Bring them home & paint gold lines on them with my signwriter kit. There's no purpose to it, but I enjoy the time. I wouldn't describe it as "being busy" thoughHorp
    • Try contacting a professional, it doesn't hurt. Have heard stories about people being busy with work, retiring and falling into deep depression as...Nutter
    • "keeping busy" was what filled out their life, but with no job they found out there wasn't much else there.Nutter
    • ^ thisHorp
    • There's a pill for that. You'd be surprised how certain supplements can help our mood. Loneliness is not the same as being ok with being alone.sea_sea
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