does anyone else out there live alone?sometimes especially at night I get lonely.i have friends who I see sometimes at night but its not the same as living with someone.
I live with my parents so that feels the void for the most part. I do get lonely from the standpoint I haven’t had a girlfriend in over a decade. Sometimes I think it would be nice if I had someone to share life with.
ive been on my own for a year and a half.i d love to have a girlfriend but my condition would put a lot of girls off ithink but who knows maybe one day it will happen…i have lived with my parent in the past but I prefer being on my own that living with mum.
I would like to live on my own but I have a car payment and that takes a big chunk of my disability money. I just turned down a place with the housing authority because of my car payment. I do however, plan on reapplying for housing in about two years when my car is paid off.
I live with my dad and brother but don’t really see anyone aside from them, so I do get lonely from time to time. I’ll be attending a schizophrenia support group on Friday that I’m hoping may help.
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I’m super lonely…even when I’m not alone, and I don’t even mind being alone. I live in my own apartment right now but my family is a stones throw away. I try and keep busy. I have a cat who puts up with me and me him. I’ve felt just as alone living with someone though.
I can’t live alone. It’s too hard for me… I get to anxious and wound up. Odd things happen when I live alone. I just need another person around.
I live with my sister. When it’s just her and I hanging out, I don’t feel lonely.
When the large group of friends she has starts dropping by… that is when I feel lonely.
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I normally feel ostracized, unless I’m by myself, but when I’m by myself is when I have visitors.
Personal connection, empathy, and social belonging date back to Maslows hierarchy of needs. I think most of us seek authentic connections and shared experiences. Having a support group of family/friends has a direct relationship between certain emotional needs.
We all feel lonely at some point, but you have people from all sorts responding to your thread on here 
The stars will align when you least expect it Pat
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I lived alone a lot until I started getting old and decided it would be better to start sharing the responsibilities. I’m 70, now, and live in a very liberal Adult Foster Care home. These homes vary a lot in personality. I was in two other ones, like the one I’m in now. I didn’t get lonely so much when I was alone until I realized how far behind I was getting in keeping up to date with all the advancements society was making. One learns more living with others.