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You are not the only one
Feeling alone is painful, common, and not your fault. It can change. Choose where to start, at your own pace. Free, anonymous, no sign-up.
Do this first
If you are thinking about ending your life or you are in danger, please reach out now: in the U.S., call or text 988, any time. Elsewhere, see crisis lines. Otherwise, take a breath, and pick one box below. You don't have to read everything.
Where should you start?
Pick the one that fits today. You can come back for the others.
- Open this guideRight now
I need someone to talk to now
Crisis lines and free "just need to talk" lines, by phone, text and chat.
- Open this guideMade for you
Show me what fits my life
Answer a few private questions and get a short reading list for your age and situation.
- Open this guideUnderstand
I want to understand why I feel this way
What loneliness is, why it happens, and why it isn't a personal failure.
- Open this guideThis week
I want to meet people
Small, realistic first steps, then friends, groups, volunteering and more.
- Open this guideComfort
I'm having a hard day
Comfort, music, films and gentle ways to get through the evening.
- Open this guideOthers
I'm worried about someone else
How to reach out to a lonely friend, parent, child or neighbor.
Outside the U.S.? See the guide for readers in other countries.
Three things to know
- You are far from alone in feeling alone. Around the world, about People worldwide affected by loneliness (WHO Commission on Social Connection, 2025)As of June 30, 2025.The WHO report also estimates that loneliness is linked to about 100 deaths every hour, more than 871,000 a year.Source: World Health Organization: Social connection linked to improved health and reduced risk of early death (news release) people are affected by loneliness, according to the World Health Organization. It touches every age, from teens to people in their nineties.
- It is a signal, not a flaw. Like hunger tells you to eat, loneliness tells you that you need people. It is not a sign that something is wrong with you.
- It can change. Small, repeated steps toward other people tend to help, and so does help from a counselor or doctor when loneliness weighs heavily. See how to start.
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It doesn't have to be a close friend. A cousin, an old coworker or a neighbor counts.
A library, a park, a café, a place of worship. You don't have to talk to anyone.
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Last reviewed: October 9, 2026