Overwhelmed with loneliness

[Peaceful Departure]

I was traumatized a couple years ago, which has left me terrified to be out in public, and incredibly isolated. I stopped speaking to friends because of the shame of my situation and not wanting to burden them as my ability to fake being ok has vastly deteriorated. Anyone else lonely?

 

[Lost21]

I am very lonely. In my 50+ years of existence I have never had a friend in my life. Nobody will be coming to my funeral

 

[Silently Dying]

I am very lonely. In my 50+ years of existence I have never had a friend in my life. Nobody will be coming to my funeral

I'm 63 and have no family or friends. I've made my funeral arrangements and come to terms with the fact that I've lived this long without one person caring about me. l look forward to leaving. I'm so sorry you are so lonely. It breaks my heart that people can be so cruel.

 

[Overwhelmed52]

I wish so much I was someone people liked, and that I could be in the fold of a group. I have a couple of people who are nice to me, but it's really because they feel sorry for me. My phone hardly ever rings. I feel for everyone who is isolated. It is so hard. I wish I had it more together so I could help others.

 

[platypus77]

I think I was lucky to some how had embraced my solitude, I had a pretty turmoiled relationship with misanthropy.

I had developed extreme hatred against humans even my own family and started isolating myself more and more.

To breakout of this pattern I had to learn to let go, and deliberately practice acts of kindness even though I didn't feel like it. Fake it until you make it style.

Society is decaying to the point even the youngest are suffering from this very same pattern I fell into.

This psychiatrist has some more tips, he's very young even I must be at least 10 years older than him but I hope it helps:



This might be better for the more mature ones