@therapytothepoint: 4 Hidden Signs of Loneliness Loneliness can make uncertainty feel like rejection. A friend takes longer to reply and you start assuming you’re bothering them. The next time you reach out, you talk yourself out of it. This can become a painful cycle. Expecting rejection leads you to withdraw, which creates fewer opportunities for connection. The growing distance can then feel like confirmation that people don’t want you around. You can end up looking like someone who wants to be left alone, while wishing someone would notice how much you’re missing a sense of closeness. #loneliness #sadness #depression #feelinglonely #lonely