Notice the vicious cycle you're stuck in

Try to recognise the vicious cycle you may be trapped in. 

• Accept that loneliness is a normal feeling. Everybody feels lonely at some point.
• Examine what you focus your attention on. Check if you selectively focus on negative things. 
• Are you assuming the worst about others' intentions? When you enter a social situation, have you already decided how it will go? Do you assume others don't want you around?
• Can you give others the benefit of the doubt?
• Can you risk being open and vulnerable again?
• Do you avoid being around others to protect yourself?
• Have you become complacent with your situation?