Hi Lucy,

This sounds like a very vulnerable place that you are in right now. Sometimes this happens- you can be surrounded by people but still feel like you are the only person in the room. Everyone feels this way at one time or another.

Perhaps your loneliness is not down to the physicality of your situation but that you feel you can’t connect with those around you by talking to them.

Just because you are all living together does not mean that you are communicating effectively. Have you talked to anyone about how you are feeling right now? Maybe take the person whom you trust the most to one side and tell them that that you are finding things hard at present and you need someone to talk to. It could be a friend if you feel that you need someone outside of your family unit to cast an impartial eye on your situation.

Family is not just about being there physically for each other but also on an emotional level to. If you are feeling this way, chances are someone else has felt the same. If it's making you cry then it sounds like you need the comfort of being able to offload your feelings to someone. A potential first step next time you feel this way is to find someone to confide in so you are not going through a low point alone.

The fact is that you are not on your own; maybe you just need to find someone you can be truthful with and who will listen.