Recently, there are more and more people in reality and online. But, nevertheless, the problem of loneliness is more acute than ever. I’m not talking about “positive solitude,” when you need to retire from the world and be with yourself. And about isolation from others, when this state exhausts and drains strength. The essence of this phenomenon is simple: a person cannot tell something important. For some reason, he is scared, hurt, and difficult to share. There may also be accompanying difficulties: those people you are ready and trying to tell are not ready or do not want to listen. But this is not a question of working with the topic of loneliness, but the question “Is it worth telling this person?” Loneliness is not only the absence of people around. You can have as many “friends” on social media as you like, but you may still feel lonely. You may have a lot of friends at a party that you want to escape from. You may have family, friends and many acquaintances. Loneliness is when there is no one to be with “to yourself.” There is no one to discuss important issues and topics with. There is no one to tell about happy events and share sad ones. What is the use of “likes” if you cannot tell about your feelings? What is the point of friendship if you cannot share grief or joy? Why tell something if they don’t listen to me ?These and many other questions torment a person suffering from loneliness, circling around him in a strange dance, intertwining and moving from one to another. And every new negative experience only confirms the idea that it is impossible to open up. This is how people can live for years in a family, with friends, relatives and colleagues. A person may be famous, famous, and wealthy, but this does not mean that he is not alone. Remember Robin Williams - a famous actor starring in films for several years in advance suddenly committed suicide. It is often impossible to notice from the outside that a person is lonely. What to do? Simple advice for everyone: take a sincere interest in the lives of your loved ones and friends. Listen to their stories and stories. For singles: take the risk of leaving the circle. Perhaps for this you will need help from someone you trust one hundred percent or a psychotherapist. A psychotherapist always works with and about the client. The paradox of getting out of loneliness is that opening up to others makes you both more vulnerable (and suddenly rejected) and stronger (every new step will be easier). And new experiences will make it easier to open your boundaries to others and will bring people to you who have common interests with you. This is also a circle, but a positive one.