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Loneliness is truly the most terrible kind of poverty. It’s a different thing when you’re lonely because you don’t have people to talk to, no one to reach out to when the going gets tough, no one to narrate your ordeal to. How then do we explain getting lonely when you’re in the company of the people close to you?
That could be depression, and if it is, get help. Help goes a long way in dealing with that. I was once like that, infact I still am (just that I’m a lot better than I was). I got a lot of those and more. But I’ve also sought therapy and only talked to people who could help and provide some alleviation. When it happens it’s a black cloud I can’t get away from. Throughout the years I have found no trigger warnings as to why it even happens, but I’ve learned to do everything from eating well and working out, reading, listening to podcasts, doing things I love, to try and help it never come back. Hopefully this is not the case for you. But don’t let it take over, because when it does, it’s really powerful, and you won’t know what hit you. It’s like my brain plays games on me and tricks me into believing everything I know isn’t true, and ultimately I just stop caring. I stop caring about what I do or don’t do, I’ve even called out of work before due to depression.
I have a much better grip on it these days, but overall it still happens more often than I would like it to. I’ve been working out and eating well, reading and listening to podcasts and watching videos about self development and practicing skills upgrades, just keeping my mind productive and busy.
Being with the people with whom you can not be yourself is equivalent to being alone. Feelings are part of mysteries of brain. Try to read books, find a goal to fulfil, learn to start conversation, develop desires to do new things, all these will help you to stay away from the boredom. Your mind will be more focused towards achieving the new goals than worrying about all extra thoughts in mind. I hope this helps.