I feel so lonely all the time. I don't have any friends, the only times I see and interact with people who aren't my family are when I'm at work or church. After work and after church, I'm just alone. It feels like it's all-consuming, I have no idea how to really end it. There's nothing to get involved in nearby outside of church, and volunteering within church, and even then, there'll be a period of me alone. It's painful, I get tension in my chest and palms and arms when it gets really bad. Recently, loneliness almost drove me to sin. I thought that maybe meaningless, physical relationships with men would maybe make the loneliness stop, at least for a bit, because then maybe I'd have someone else, or someone new. I stopped myself, though, and haven't pursued any men, because I realized that's sin, and I'm in no position for anything romantic, but I still just feel so lonely. All I can really do is pray. I wish church services were a thing 7 days a week, but unfortunately, it's not for the church I've been attending.
What can I do, aside from pray? I know that God has a plan, that this loneliness has a purpose, but I'm at a loss. I know I've been reluctant to put any roots down because I'll be moving either later on this year or early next year, but I don't think I can take a whole year of this. I'm just at a loss. Thank you.
