Answers to a recent post made me want to ask a more specific question of you folks. A fellow asked about how to cope with depression and you folks basically said to focus on yourself and things you enjoy...

...How would you deal with depression that is due to being lonely? I ask because everything, to me, feels empty anymore because I have no one else to enjoy it with.

I used to be a very solitary person. I enjoyed spending the vast majority of my time alone, pursuing my hobbies and interests. I still enjoy many of the same things but most of them, like watching movies, feel hollow without anyone to share them with. It's hard to take any pleasure from them anymore. Some days it really gets to me.

Do any of you folks feel like this? If so, how do you deal with it?

I've got one more question for you folks but I'll ask that in a different topic.