{"id":29558,"date":"2026-04-08T18:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/?p=29558"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T21:31:06","slug":"hi-answer-wall-i-feel-lonely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.bc.edu\/answerwall\/2026\/04\/08\/hi-answer-wall-i-feel-lonely\/","title":{"rendered":"Hi answer wall. I feel lonely."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hi answer wall. I feel lonely. I’m surrounded by so many people and yet most of the time I feel more alone than ever. Rationally, I know my friends and family care about me, but it doesn’t always feel like it. I exist alongside people but not with them. I would like to spend more time with others but I’m afraid of our differences. I will keep trying to change this; I believe that is better than the alternative.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I’m sorry you’re feeling lonely. Here’s something to try: ask friends & family for care. You can ask directly (“I need a hug”) but that can be a challenging thing to do. Here’s a trick: offer a hug to someone, especially if they look a little down. That will help chip away at the separation. Or just offer a kind word: “you’re looking good today,” or “I was just remembering that time we\u2026” If you find it too hard to try reaching out to people this way, I recommend talking to someone about it, for instance, BC’s counseling services: bit.ly\/BC-counseling<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m sorry you’re feeling lonely. Here’s something to try: ask friends & family for care. You can ask directly (“I need a hug”) but that can be a challenging thing to do. Here’s a trick: offer a hug to someone, especially if they look a little down. That will help chip away at the separation. … <\/p>\n

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