how do you deal with being ' on your own'

alone completely? this is me, ive lived alone 20 years now in a little apartment...i also struggle with a personality disorder...and a lot of times, mainly at night, i feel very alone, completely on my own...and loneliness and emptiness sets in.

my only support system are my elderly mum and dad, and they live far away...i lost touch with the one or two friends from my youth...never had a girlfriend or been in a relationship.

i'm trying to get out more now by going swimming at the leisure centre...but i stil have to come back to an empty, lonely apartment...where i deal with severe loneliness.

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M Best Comment

I get it.. This is new to me as my wife has just gone into care.. So I am living alone, and like so many, a lot of our social connections lapsed with Covid and then I never renewed tham as I was looking after her in the home.. I am adjusting a lot in my life right now...Baby steps..😷

durinsBane1983 · 46-50, M

@whowasthatmaskedman thanks for your words, sorry to hear about your wife, sending best wishes.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@durinsBane1983 Thank you. And thanks for the best comment..While our journeys are very different, I think we both have to start from the perspective of living with who we are.. Something I have to get some practice in. I hope you like who you are already..😷