> I had a status problem that was presenting as loneliness. There is a lot more to loneliness than a superficial fixation with status. You could be the presid

> I had a status problem that was presenting as loneliness. There is a lot more to loneliness than a superficial fixation with status. You could be the president of the US or achieve all you hoped for and still be afflicted with loneliness. I'd argue that success is leads to loneliness as much as the lack of success. Also, I think rather than a psychological/therapy problem, loneliness is a philosophical problem. We all have friends, families, networks, etc, but the more aware we become/the wiser/more philosophical, the more we realize that we are truly alone. No matter what, we were born "alone" and we die "alone". There are coping mechanisms ( religion, new age life force, etc ) but from a philosophical point of view, it is the understanding that we are all "consciously" alone. Nobody can truly know us and that we are ultimately all alone. Sometimes, the loneliest place on earth is at a holiday gathering surrounded by your friends and family.