[LJ2ME]

[severity_softly]

I've lived in this world for 30 years. I am beginning to think of loneliness as a permanent state of being.

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[race-the-ace.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

[beansidhe-baby.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Something that helped me a lot with feeling lonely was joining a knitting group, maybe if you could find a group you could join that would get you out and meeting new people? If you ever want to talk, please feel free to drop me a PM. x

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

Thirty -- I had dinner alone on my thirtieth birthday. I wandered through Europe seeing things alone, and enjoying many things -- alone.

Forty -- I had my first surprise party, surrounded by friends, my tribe, people I love and who still know and love me in return.

Fifty is next year. I'm living alone, but I have friends and a purpose and a life that wasn't the one I wished for, but is better than many I'd feared.

Life has its ups and downs, but it is still capable of bringing great joy, great love, and great purpose.

[kosmickway.livejournal.com]

"We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life." Tennessee Williams

I'm know how you feel. Believe me, I know. *hug*

[schemingreader.livejournal.com]

Loneliness is temporary, but it feels so long and boring that I sometimes also worry it might be permanent.

The other night I pointed out to my husband that we are living together on purpose, and it might be nice to have a conversation. That might sound really mundane with what you're facing, but you're also married to a nice person. Go look for him and make him tell you a joke. It might not touch your inner feelings of not being able to connect, but it's better than some of the other alternatives. I mean, I also sometimes get lonely in my marriage, which is another story--but at least you can look at him and he's a person.

[mcgarrygirl78.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if I believe that or not but I know I feel it sometimes too. I'm 32 years old now and approaching 33 (6 months) and I finally feel like its time to break free of it. It might be a long ass journey but I'm walking it. I'm not sure where it will end but at the very least I cant be too lonely while having an adventure.

Oh No

[neenj61.livejournal.com]

Me too.Thats why theres the internet.lol Buck up baby,is there anything I can do or say to make you feel less lonely?

[raphael0877.livejournal.com]

My worst birthday ever was 30...pregnant, newly diagnosed diabetic so couldn't eat the cake, on bed rest so took a chance going to the stupid party where I couldn't eat the cake. Feeling very cut off from everyone. And now almost 30 yrs later I'm feeling cut off again as I care for my aunt who suffers from dementia. Loneliness seems to be a constant companion (ironic???). but since I'm not a people-person anyway I fight my loneliness by staying close to the few people I've let into my life (spouse, daughter). And as strange as it is, the few people I've connected with on the Internet where I can be who I am and say what I want and if people judge me, who cares?

I'd love to say "it gets better", and sometimes it does, and other times it sucks big time. Just stay close to your true friends and soul-mates. <3