Loneliness?

I feel (and irrationally so) very lonely, lately. I have tried to find other causes for it, but after doing a LOT of thinking, I have realized it is because I am not working. This sounds silly, I know. BUT - I am used to working in a very fast paced, busy, busy office with lots of co-workers, not to mention the patients that came in and out. So NOW, my usual interaction with people is about 5 people a day instead of 30. I realize NOW that my lonely feeling is not because of a lack of friends and loved ones, but because of a lack of people just around me, period. Which just proves my vanity. I am finding myself to be very selfish lately. Actually, I find myself being able to be described with character traits I have always been weak to, but lately have just let myself fall right into. Selfishness, Possessiveness that isn't actually real - but I appear that way, and Rudeness. With my behavior leaning towards these traits, no wonder I am feeling left out of my friends lives, thus lending to my loneliness from not being constantly around people... Lorenda always said I was an "Attention hog".

I am working on it.