I know exactly what you mean
That's what Wiki says
ALONE : having no one else present; on one's own.
"she was alone that evening"
LONLEY : sad because one has no friends or company.
"lonely old people whose families do not care for them"
I mentioned that we can try to befriend loneliness and transform those feelings of dispair into new hope, look at such times as a transition, maybe to another exciting phase in our lives.
I agree with your post and the comments made .
So many people are in the grips of loneliness even with all the communication going on . The personnel close relationships where we used to do thing with each other are being taken over with text and other forms of communication . I don't know what can be done but fear that it will only get worse . Unless we make a huge effort to
It seem like every month or so I know someone who has a family member or knows someone who took their own life . This past week I helped my brother where his wife's sister died at age 26 leaving a 3 year old daughter .
I don't have the words for this except it hits my heart