Is it normal to feel lonely everyday

I feel really lonely almost everyday. I have 2 great best friends, a boyfriend, and 2 brothers that I know care about me but I still feel lonely all the time

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Based on 17 votes (8 yes)
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  • AsterBean

    It's not about the people around you, but how you feel about yourself. Something is leaving you unfulfilled and it's not something other people can bring to you. Sounds like you need to do some soul searching.

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    • Thank you. I never really thought it was about the people but it also didn't occur to me that I'm unfulfilled with something in myself. So again, thank you

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  • Chudders

    See a shrink, you're probably depressed or something.

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  • British_Empire_simp

    I feel lonely every day as well. I have a good amount of friends/close friends, but no one I’m in a relationship with yet. I think it’s mostly my fault since I choose the solitude of my room over activities with friends/family.

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    • I also choose the solitude of my room. But my reasoning for this is that I can't be me around other people. I've been masking my personality for so long that I can't even find it anymore. I want to be able to be myself to connect better with others but it just doesn't seem to do any good.

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  • Grunewald

    What sorts of things do you talk about? Is there something you want to be able to talk about with them, or a kind of conversation you want to have with them, that you don't normally have?

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    • Not that I can think of. I don't think the problem is the people. I think it's me but I can't seem to figure out why so I've been trying to meditate and connect with my inner self

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  • imnotnormal555

    I'm really sorry you are feeling this way. Have you tried seeing a therapist? Group meetings? Or maybe meds?

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    • I was in therapy when I was younger and it worked for a while but I had to stop going. I don't want to go back on meds because I wasn't myself when I was taking them. I'll try therapy again and see what that does. Thank you for your suggestions

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      • imnotnormal555

        Sometimes it helps to just have someone to listen that's not going to judge you. I wish you the best!

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        • Thank you

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  • YE

    If we were highschool mates in the early 2000's, my song dedication to you would be Westlife's "Loneliness Knows Me By Name". But I grew out of that frame of mind over the years. I realized that I was made for being ALONE and not feel lonely. I have family, relatives, and business partners around me, but still want to spend most of my days alone.

    Maybe a prolonged period of solitude might help bring to surface the source of your feelings of loneliness, but I could be wrong.

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    • I can't sit through prolonged periods of solitude due to my depression. From experience I know that if I sit in solitude for a certain amount of time, it'll make my depression worse. The thing is I know that I have people that care and I'm not really alone. I just feel lonely even when I'm talking to the people that care the most

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  • RoseIsabella

    Maybe you need a cat, or dog?

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  • bbrown95

    How much time do you spend with them, and what is your relationship like?

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    • Everything is great and I have good communication with everyone listed. It's just no matter what I still feel lonely. Like I could be otp with them having a great time but deep down I still feel alone.

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      • bbrown95

        I'm sorry you're experiencing that, that sounds rough. I've had similar feelings before, but never really understood what was causing them or why I was feeling that way. I really hope you find some answers, and I really wish I had good advice to offer!

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        • I appreciate this. Thank you and it's ok. I'm thankful for your input even if you can't provide advice

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  • Tinybird

    Try having never had a boyfriend your whole life.

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    • It has nothing to do with a boyfriend. I feel immense loneliness constantly with and without a boyfriend. Even having friends does nothing. That is the point. U can feel lonely with and without a boyfriend. It genuinely has nothing to do with whether or not u have a significant other

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