DEAR ANNIE: My mother died when I was 5, and I grew up in a very abusive childhood -- abuse in every sense of the word. I’m ...

We live in a bustling, crowded world, yet loneliness appears to be on the rise. Why are so many of us feeling isolated and what can we do about it?

Dear Annie: My mother died when I was 5, and I grew up in a very abusive childhood -- abuse in every sense of the word. I’m ...

It bears repeating. “How are you?” I could feel his eyes on me. I am tired. I am lonely. I have found myself mired in ...

I am lonely because I have failed at being a young person who is ‘supposed’ to be always surrounded by friends and having fun, no matter what’s going on. I know thinking like this is ...

But if you answer the question, "I am lonely because I'm unlikable" or "I'm unlucky", then the solution – I need to be more likeable or lucky – will feel abstract and further from your reach.