Sometimes the difference between feeling lonely and feeling comforted is just a PM away, or a comforting phone call or a visit etc. It does not take much. Just someone who understands what one is going through. It does not take a lot.
Why are we lonely?
We often feel it is hard to ask for help. Sometimes we may find it hard to find someone who understands.
Never give up. Sometimes by opening up, you give yourself a chance to recover. And by recovering, you can then be a blessing to help someone else as who else can be more perfect then someone who has been through it oneself?
So don't sit in silence. Ask for help. And when helped, encourage others to open up themselves. You may never know where it could lead. 
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