What is Loneliness?

I promise I’ll try my best to make this not depressing, but you know it’s about loneliness so…

I first encountered loneliness when I was around 23 years old. It started after I injured my back and was stuck in my room sleeping on the floor for months on end. I still went to work and school and while I was there I was constantly surrounded by people but they slowly started to blend into the background. Laughing groups of friends…