In Words of Daniel Perlman & Letitia Anne Peplau –

“Loneliness is the unpleasant experience that occurs when a person’s network of social relations is deficient in some important way, either qualitatively or quantitatively.”

Solitude Vs Loneliness

How is Solitude Different?

Is Loneliness Painful?

The Existential Loneliness

Emotional Loneliness

Social Loneliness

Now, how to combat loneliness?