Feeling incredibly lonely amidst a roomful of people

[Iamhappy]

I don't know why, but I just do.

 

Anyone else feel this way?

[yes]

being alone or not has nothing to do with being lonely, so it's not really a paradox. is this a frequent thing for you, or just now&then?

 

-yes

[Darkangelism]

It happens to me sometimes

[FreeMe]

I felt like that most of my life. Tried to do things to feel like I was part of something. I joined things. Nothing helped. I still felt isolated all the time. Somewhere along the line though, I changed. I stopped needing to feel like part of something. I had a few good friends and that was enough. Although I am now living with someone, up until less than a year ago I was alone most of the time and preferred it that way. I think I could easily go back to that.

 

I think what changed me is that I knew that I had those one or two friends that when I did spend time with one of them, I knew that I was part of that relationship and we had our own jokes, secrets, conversations, experiences, etc. and that was enough. Feeling completely confident that I had those few friends and family members who cared for me kept me from feeling lonely when I was alone (or "alone" in a crowd).

[Fancy]

I feel that way most of the time.

[longlegzs80]

Yeah, I feel the same way. I don't feel comfortable in social settings unless I am drunk, and even then I act very shy and reserved. I just watch people. Alot of people are with friends and workers or whoever and I tend to do group things by myself for the reason of not having any decent friends.