How can I be sure I am lonely?

Well are you feeling isolated and alienated from everyone else? Do you feel as if no one notices you?

Only you can be sure if your lonely, this can be determined by how you feel when your by yourself. Do you feel okay or do you wish for company? If you wish for company, maybe, your not going out enough and missing out on opportunities for making friends. Maybe try a class and this will lead to meeting new people

When you feel unhappy because you do not have friends or anyone to talk to in your life which is causing you to feel lonely.

Perhaps lonely" is subjective. Some may be surrounded by many people in their lives and yet feel alone. If you feel you are lonely then this is what matters most. Loneliness can cause many physical and emotional effects. Any one or all of these: aches, pains, anxiety, panic attacks, increase intensity of medical conditions, low energy, sleeplessness, oversleeping, lack of motivation and more. 7Cups can be a refuge from bouts of loneliness and a great place to chat with friendly listeners who can help.

We feel lonely when we crave for somebody to talk to because we’re sad that we are lacking the interaction with other human beings.

You don't need to be sure that you are lonely, if you feel lonely you have to source it. Why do you feel this way and what can you do about it to stop this feeling then put it into action.

Well, it's an interesting question. First of all, why do you want to be lonely? Why that's the situation with? Lonely means you're all alone. Loneliness exists even if you have family/friends/relationship. It is an evil thing what you feel when you are surrounded by people though you feel you have to fight with your problems all alone, you can't share your things with anybody, you feel emptiness and sadness. Similar to the depression, but the two things are different. Though from loneliness you can easily become depressed. I think if you feel alone and isolated by yourself, you're often alone and the things below i wrote fit on you, then you're lonely. Don't be lonely! Talk to someone from here!

You are not alone. Know that there are people or someone special out there that love and care about you. You may think you are alone but look around and see that there are people that love and care about you. Know that theres someone out there that would give their everything for you. Your not alone. You have a family, if not, friends that love and support you. If you ever feel that you are alone just remember your friends, family, or people that care about you and everything that theyve done for you. Everything they've given up for you. Just know and never forget that youre not alone.

Loneliness is a feeling. Lonely describes the state of feeling loneliness. If you feel lonely, that means you are in this state of loneliness. A state of loneliness is just a state. The state may last for 5 seconds or it may last for months, just like any other state. A state of happiness, energy, or confidence likewise can last for 5 seconds or it may last for months. Someone else cannot come and define your state, only you can. They can suggest what they think your state might be based on their views of the outward expressions that you are sending them. However, they cannot truly know your state. At the same time, you might not be able to truly know your state at a given time if you are not focused on asking yourself what you are feeling. If you are asking such a question that means you are already considering what feeling you have, and means that you are lonely. 7 cups has trained listeners to help you while you are in a state of loneliness, and there are other resources people can provide that may help you get out of the state if you so desire.

Interesting question. In a sense, loneliness is just a label we put on a feeling. The word itself is arbitrary. If it's causing stress, there's really no need to put a label on the feeling. Generally, loneliness is characterized by wanting to be around people and being in distress because of that want. You may be lonely even if you have lots of friends if you don't feel that you connect with them deeply, for example. Or perhaps you have lots of great support systems in your life, but you just feel like you need more. Only you can feel what you feel. If you think you may be feeling lonely, you are. If you are unsure, you don't have to call it that.

Other contributing factors include situational variables, such as physical isolation, moving to a new location, and divorce. The death of someone significant in a person's life can also lead to feelings of loneliness. ... This can lead to isolation and chronic loneliness. Are you often on your own isolated alone you feel numb, try reaching out to someone be brave to speak out join clubs or attend events or find old friends be yourself don't hide be true to you, don't change to be someone you do not have faith and talk to someone who will understand u

When at the end of the day you have loads to talk about but no one to listen to, you indeed are lonely then. It sucks, keeping things to ourselves, and it sucks even more when we are willing to share things with people but we have nobody to share them with. There’s a lack of compassion and love and all sorts of feelings when we are lonely. The amazing feeling of knowing someone is there for us, someone we can share our mind and thoughts with, it just feels amazing and then you feel there’s a lack of all these feelings, then indeed you’re lonely.

you have none to turn to in difficult moments and you find your self alone most of the time. also you can feel you would bother others if you ask them about something maybe hang out or this kind of stuff. people who are lonely also tend to overthink about different stuff and exaggerate stuff. if you are alone you lose interest in a lot of everyday activities because they are not fun anymore as you dont actually share them with anyone and that is the true point about life. not what you do but whom do you do it with.

"Sure" is a strong word, few people are "sure" and none of them i met, absolute words exclude diversity. There may be a few indicators for being lonely, these are just a few you might have your own or think of some: 1. Trauma, mental or physical or of any kind, an animal instinct is to hide away. 2. When you deliberately shunned your friends away or chose to be reclusive or you hae been shunned. 3. Hormonal. It is normal to feel "lonely" when our hormones are active. Never been a fan of castration or spaying even at times i wished, but nature calls and we cannot find parteners and there are hormonal imballances. Medical can be seeked or chust reach out to people. 4. There were a few experiments with the best survivors doing it alone. Each one of them said the lonelinesss was tge greatest burden and they wanted to return to their own whom they missed so much. They all had professional skills in surviving but loneliness got to them all. 5.Logical: you can be sure you are lonely when you have no friends, no contacts and no pets, when you start talking to yourself or get imaginary friends or worlds.

Being lonely is a feeling, more than what is happening around us. We might be surrounded by lots of people and still feel lonely, while we might be alone, and not feeling lonely. To make sure whether or not we are lonely, we could refer to our feelings! Though, there are things that we can examine, like "do I receive emotional support that I need?", "Do I have people around me with whom I feel safe enough to share my thoughts and emotions, without being concerned about getting judged or hurt?", "do we have people around us to have fun with?" Answering questions like this might help, considering that not all of us need these things in the same way and to the same amount, only we ourselves can answer these questions!

The most assuring source to prove if you are right or wrong, is within you. Think about how you feel. If you feel lonely, then you are lonely. Sometimes people are even surrounded by people and they still feel lonely, but the appearance can be very tricking. If someone feels lonely, then there is something missing in that person's relationships. Whether its massing in our relationship with ourselves or with others, the feeling can still be a good measure. Even there are people who enjoy times being alone, like introverts, but than again they can feel lonely as well at times.

An interesting way to look at your question is to look at the events in your life that you examine and see it with clarity. What I mean is to look at it like a reporter covering a news story might observe it. It is a little challenging when you try to look at the facts rather than what you might feel. For example, perhaps you were at a get-together, and you felt left out of people's conversations and that maybe you feel a little lonely because of it. Maybe looking at it as a reporter looks at it, s/he might see you appearing a little distracted and not to seem interested in contributing to the conversation. In this particular instance, what you felt and what appeared to be what you were projecting were utterly different. You see clearly what you see, what you think, and what you amplify. Try it with your questions and see what you think. After all, it is what you think that matters in this instance.

You know you are lonely when you feel like nobody is around to talk to and you feel like everybody around you is ignoring what you say and do. You see everybody else with friends and feel left out and out of place there. You will notice that you have even become anti-social at points because you feel out of place in any public places. You will feel upset when you realize you have no company around you to support you and just be there with you. At points you can even feel lonely when you are not far away.

1-When we have supportive family and friends who make themselves available for us but still we feel uncomfortable sharing our thoughts with them, we feel lonely. 2-When people judge us for who we are when all we did was trusted them with our troubles and shared our heart with them but their judgements discourage us and we feel lonely. 3-Being all alone on our own also makes us feel lonely. 4- Our low self esteem and confidence that we are unworthy of love, appreciation and respect lead us to loneliness. Hope my answers helps you to figure out the cause of your loneliness and overcome it.

I enjoy being alone, but one day my seclusion turned into loneliness. I realized I stopped communicating with my peers. I also thought I was going to be alone forever. I was acting more closed off day by day. I had a mindset in which I didn't think I needed anyone. However, I then thought about all the people in my life who love and care for me. You don't need to have a lover, it can be your friends and family, platonic relationships. I never realized I have people in my life who truly wish the best for me, like my grandparents ❤.

If you feel like you have no one that cares about you, or no one to talk to or spend time with, you are lonely. It’s normal to feel lonely, but no one likes feeling that way. You should never feel alone. I feel lonely a lot because I barely have any friends. I tend to keep to myself in fear of being judged or rejected. I’m not proud of it, but I do. If you want to make a change in your life, you have to fight for it. You know deep down if you are lonely. You might not want to admit it, but you’ll know in your gut.

You will know if your Lonely, we think Loneliness is only felt when we’re alone, it can actually feel a lot worse when we’re amongst a crowd like in a busy supermarket or cafe, my personal experience is I’ve always felt more alone when I’m sitting amongst people enjoying a coffee chat in a cafe, I find myself avoiding places that don’t help, it’s strange feeling alone because sometimes walking through the woods or park listening to wildlife I don’t feel so alone, it can only take a smile from somebody to make you feel better inside so this is why talking and listening is such a great help.

That's an interesting question, but it might be difficult to answer because it's so multi faceted. I would say that each person's experience is unique so it's hard to say because I'm not you. I find meditation and journaling helpful to get in touch with my feelings; But you can check out our site for resources and techniques that may work better for you. But please remember that it's important to enjoy your own company as much as it is to connect with people. But if you feel like you are doing well socially, I wouldn't worry too much.

Only you can know if you are lonely because no one knows you better than you. After all, we all have different social needs. How do you feel? Do you have person to talk to? To share your thoughts, experiences and feelings? Do you have someone to get support in case of need? Are you yourself reaching out to others or have isolated yourself? In this case issue may be bigger and I would suggest to turn to the professional for help. Unfortunately nowadays loneliness is increasing issue due to the digital age. But in case of need, we at 7cups are here to help, listen and support. You are not alone!

There are a few signs that can point to a life/childhood of loneliness, such as reading a lot, excessive daydreaming, obsessive relationships, clinging emotionally to people, excessive baths, talking to oneself, excessive helpfulness, being the 'disposable' friend in your friend group, making up lots of stories and worlds, overtalking when there's someone to talk to, and chasing after people who don't want you. These are only a few of the signs, but if there's anyone you need to talk to you and be there for you, there's plenty of people here on 7Cups and other places to chat with and make friends with.

Almost everyone feels lonely once in a while. One telltale sign of being lonely - you are longing to connect with others. If you talk with old people who live alone. You will find out they can't stop chatting with strangers. It is like they have an itch for chatting. If you have the itch, probably you am lonely. Sometimes loneliness can be a chronic condition. Some people may tell you, "I have not talked with someone for a while. Now I don't know how to talk properly." Well, being alone for too long makes you harder to open up about anything. That is loneliness.

In short, when you have exhausted all of your options and it is not just a thought or feeling that you are alone. It is proven. In order to exhaust all your options, however, you must endlessly try to reach out, get support, ask for help, go up to people you trust, reach out to friends and family (if possible), reach out to hotlines for help, reach out to websites for talking. Once all of those resources have been exhausted and there is no one for you to connect with and reach out to, then you may consider yourself lonely. It does not mean that nobody cares, however. It simply means you are lonely. Make sure that you seperate thoughts, because this is merely a process of discovering your loneliness. Not discovering about your relationships and the love within them or anything else. Though those are semi-related, they are not direct reflections of being lonely. That is another question to ask and discover.

"lonely' can mean many different things - it depends on perspective. if you feel isolated or notice that that you dont have anyone to talk to even though you want to or try, you might be lonely. on the other hand, you might have a lot of friends or talk to many people but still feel like you cant be open with them or if you behaved like yourself around them they would judge you, that is another form of loneliness. take a moment to look around you and gauge yourself - do you have people that you trust? do you feel comfortable around your friends? do you have people that you can talk to personal problems or just be yourself around?

The only diagnostic criteria for being lonely is feeling a feeling that you personally identify as loneliness. No one can name your feelings better than you can, and my guess is that if you reached a point of wanting outside validation of your feeling, the feeling must be causing you some degree of distress. To me, that sounds like real loneliness. I don't know your situation, but many people are lonely right now due to quarantine and isolation. However, there are many ways to connect with others, even during this strange crisis. My best advice is to reach out to others as you are able and remember you deserve to have strong and supportive connections in your life.

You have to define that for yourself. What does loneliness really mean to you? Are you alone because of your own choice? I have been divorced for awhile. The divorce was mutual, it just happened. And since then I've been on my own, but I do not feel lonely. I have had opportunities that keep me occupied and I do not feel that overwhelming frustration that is associated with being lonely. I am not saying that I do not want to be alone forever, I do have plans and want to marry in the future. In the long-run, I just defined my own definition of what loneliness means to me and dealt with it through self introspection and found ways to do things that are meaningful.