I took my son to preschool, attended bible study, visited my husband at work, and the kids and I are on our way to play with cousins at my brother’s house. Still, I feel so lonely. Why do I struggle to emotionally connect?
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I also feel lonely all the time despite staying busy and being around people all the time.
I think it has to do with the medication.
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Complete yourself. I think you are procrastinating about doing something wonderful! 
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I feel that too all the time, I think it’s the illness socially disconnecting ourselves from reality. It was the first symptom I had
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I totally understand feeling lonely while surrounded by family. I don’t feel that way now that I’m married to my husband. But with my ex I always felt lonely and even hopeless.
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yeah. For me it just seems like I can’t relate
I can’t be someone else even for a few minutes.
It gets hard to be me.
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To me, being bored or lonely just means you are putting off your creative side. When you are ‘zoned in’ creatively, the world comes in and splashes all around you.
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Yeah that’s part of the reason I didn’t go for Christmas this year. I couldn’t pretend I was this happy guy when I clearly wasn’t. My family would understand but I just didn’t have it in me.
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I can usually trace those feelings for getting shot down for some gutsy social maneuver I made usually some time ago. People get afraid you’ll say something telling or inappropriate and get tense, themselves.
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Honestly…I think that it is because when we are experiencing symptoms, we are not our complete and normal selves. It’s like a section of us is missing and replaced with an imposter trying to break us down. That being said, we can have a hard enough time connecting with ourselves, let alone anyone else. It will pass! Since you do the bible thing…perhaps pray and/or read the book of Psalms. Chapter 139 is my favorite.
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Sometimes you can feel alone when you can’t be yourself with others. I know with me I have to hide my illness and can’t talk about what I am going through except with just a few people. Really talking about your feelings, thoughts and beliefs with others who understand might make you feel less lonely. This is an anonymous site so it can’t really take the replacement of real friendships. Or so I’ve been informed. I don’t always listen to what I am told though. 
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I know. I too struggle with loneliness. Less so when around my son and less so with lower dosed meds. But still. Connection is hard with anxiety and meds inbetween me and others.
Sorry you struggle, i cant solve it, unfortunately. But i can tell you i understand the feeling.
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@GoldenRex @John_Raven @Daze @disciple @anon73478309
I’m so sorry you all struggle with loneliness, too. You gave me wonderful reasons and great insight into why and how it comes about. Thank you!
@LilyoftheValley
I’m so glad you don’t feel lonely anymore! What a beautiful story!! Happy for you!
@PatrickT
I separate bored and lonely, so I’m going to pay attention to why you connected them. And I’m going to try something creative!
@PinCushion
Can you explain yourself differently please? Sorry, I don’t understand.
@Persia
Thank you! I’ll read Psalm 139 again!
@anon78876561
Thanks! I will try being honest with a few people and see if it helps me connect.
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Since I got G-d, I’m never lonely now. But all my life I was terribly lonely. Even in a packed crowd of people I was all alone and terribly lonely. I was so lonely that it made me depressed and suicidal.
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Is there ever an uncomfortable feeling with being around people like you just have to leave the room?
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Do you think it’s because you’re on ur phone too much or depressed?
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I find this disease lonely because no one can know what you are going through in terms of positive symptoms if u are having them and its just such disturbing symptoms. So all alone on that.
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Negative symptoms makes everything a bit of a struggle basically. So people who don’t get it think you’re like this or that.
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Thanks for helping me out the other day, it meant a lot. Sometimes I feel like nobody listens
Also you’ll appreciate your family again later I’m sure. Some people like me don’t even have kids or a partner. Too busy going bonkers!
Plenty of time left.
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I have been lonely a great deal of my life over all. All my life I have been waiting for love it seems…I am in love now though don’t get me wrong. but yet…sometimes…yes I feel lonely.
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