Are you conscious of how lonely you are?

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I felt like this for a long time, but by now I have made two friends in my life who I truly click with (one of which is my partner, and one which has become a long distance friendship after they moved across the country). Now that I know how much I enjoy the right kind of company, I know that it's better than being alone. I appreciate what I do have, but it makes it feel like having a real "social circle" is possible, but just out of reach.

I'm not saying the same must be true for you, but it's a possibility to consider.

Maybe. But I do get overwhelmed by being social really fast. I find it really taxing and ultimately not so great for my overall health and wellbeing.

I'm curious though, if you have a partner, aren't' their friends and their social circle kind of yours as well? That's how it's gone for me in the past, I kinda got absorbed into/tolerated by their group. Are you not feeling a part of their social circle? Or are they not so social as well, or perhaps it's a long distance thing? I could see why those could be problematic if you want more interaction.

I just tend to see things as quality over quantity. But that's easy for me as quantity overwhelms me so.

I am always conscious of being lonely. I have had two long-term partners in my life and that is how I want to live, having someone with me all the time. But I don't. I'm lucky to have a few friends, one of whom lives in my area and whom I see at least once a week most of the time, and others whom I talk to on the phone or by email, almost daily, but that still leaves me being alone about 95% of the time and I can't stand it. I feel almost guilty that I am not completely alone and still struggle with loneliness, when it could be worse.

I too have experienced seeing people with easy friendships, whether in real life or in a TV show or video, who can call up their friends to help them, or to hang out, and that seems like a dream.

But if I had a partner, and we were close like my past partners have been, I think I would be fine with just the one companion, as long as we lived together and spent most of our lives together. But I don't see it happening for me.

My partner doesn't have any irl friends (and is also autistic). He's lonely too, and he hopes I succeed in making friends so he can make friends with them secondhand lol

That's what I hoped would happen when I got married, but my husband socialises with his friends on his own. Mainly because our daughter was so ill as a little girl, one of us always had to stay at home to look after her. And I'd rather it was me than him because she always wanted Mummy and I got too anxious away from her.

My parents did what you say though, Flea of the Chill- my mum's social circle became my dad's and vice versa. But it doesn't work like that with me and my husband. I don't know his friends except by name. He has a full, vibrant social life. I don't. And I've lost confidence as regards driving, socialising etc. and stay at home alone now 24/7.

So.. on and on it went ...not understanding lonilyness but feeling this feeling much of the time. Then as time went on adfitional PTSD was introduced to my life and concepts of partnering with someone for life. After the huge event of finding someone to fit the bill. ..And that was taken from me . By force by psychopaths i believe. Then was losing my mind with this stuff. Then you come to the understanding .
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" That I was my own best friend " and Then Some Eastern Philosopher wrote something, to the Effect of ,
" Have for your Friends , The very best of Friends" it wasn't hard to connect those two ideas. It helped alot .
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But keeping my mind doing things that need addressing in ones life , helps with distractions.
Had been through much therapy for depression , stress and "life events" creating C-PTSD etc.. all those names for effects of events on humans . Stuff that normally might be considered Soul sucking things .

A greater than average feeling of lonliness might become increasingly apparent with the holiday season getting underway.

I'e long felt that the idealisic scenes of the holidays are not even apparent for people who tend to be happy, and social over the holidays.

Don't despair, do the best you can with the awesome people you know. The 'Norman Rockwell' like scenes of the holidays don't happen.

At times.

I've never felt lonely and I don't think of myself as lonely.

I get sad when I need help with things, but that's not quite the same.
I think I'd call that needy?
But I'm not really needy either.
I'm quite independent.
Feeling sorry for myself?
lol - maybe at times, considering how tough my life is.

It's just that we all need help sometimes.

I feel lonely sometimes but not as much as when I was a kid. I’ve gotten used to it for the most part. Still, there are times when I’m lonely.

AUUUGH..! holidays... lonilyness....... ...not a road , i wish to visit again...anurred to that stuff,
just one more day in a life

just when i finally got used to solitude and learned to embrace it, i was rescued from such by another WPer. but for a while i relieved the solitude by having conversations with myself. i had abundant mirrors in the house so i could talk to "me" often.

I don't think I'm lonely. I like being alone.

Agrees with the above posting about Not being lonily...When your just being alone ...!
And used to be .... had enough of people on some days just trying to keep , things like groceries in the house.
Or unexpected phone calls..usually from businesses.

When i am struggling with work and problems caused by executive dysfunction and autism, i understand how lonely i am. Bc i have no one to talk to including my parents

Good excuse to keep this site , up and running ..Peeps to talk to , or with , or at ...