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as of 12:20, October 31, 2009 by (Talk)         Loneliness is an
emotional state in which a person experiences a powerful feeling
of emptiness and isolation. Loneliness is more than just the
feeling of wanting company or wanting to do something with
another person. Loneliness is a feeling of being cut off,
disconnected, and/or alienated from other people, so that it
feels difficult or even impossible to have any form of
meaningful human contact. Lonely people often feel empty or
hollow inside. Feelings of separation or isolation from the
world are common amongst those that are lonely.      Loneliness
should not be equated with being alone. Everyone has times when
they are alone for situational reasons, or because they have
chosen to be alone. Being alone can be experienced as positive,
pleasurable, and emotionally nourishing if it is under the
individual's control. Solitude is the state of being alone and
secluded from other people, and often imp