Loneliness

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Elisabeth Sexton

Professor Bennett

English 1102

October 29th, 2014

Loneliness

As a person looks around them in a crowd, all they see is just normal people living normal lives. But is that really all these people are? Far too many times, people are looked upon as just an ordinary person that has no problems and nothing wrong with them. It has been estimated that about 20 percent of the United State's population suffers from loneliness through different kinds of relationships. Whether it is work related or family related, loneliness is most prevalent in people that have the most contact with other people. It is funny to think about because most people would think by surrounding yourself with people, there would be no form of loneliness in that person's life. But in multiple cases, that is far from true. Loneliness happens in every single person's life whether they have realized it or not.

The dictionary describes loneliness as "a complex and usually unpleasant emotional response to isolation or lack of companionship." The question that still remains is why do people feel lonely in a world full of all kinds of differing groups? I have known many people that cannot seem to become friends with anyone or keep relationships that would grow into something long-lasting. Many of the people that I know that are like this would call themselves socially awkward or claim that they are lonely all the time. People who call themselves socially awkward have not yet realized that there are people out there just like them. From speaking with one of my friends they said that they feel like there is nothing that they can do in order to be socially accepted or that there is no use to even try to make friends.

Nowadays, there are millions...