There's a difference in being alone and being lonely. I'm an introvert so I'm OK with being alone more than some people but I do sometimes get lonely. Not very often and as time goes on it gets less so.
It took a while to get used to having my time be all my own, but it's actually good. Dinner doesn't have to be at a certain time, or at all. If I'm reading at 5 pm, I just keep reading. :)I have friends to do things with when I want that.
I don't like the mindlessly busy thing either.
It will work out, you'll get into a groove that works for you.
What kind of help would you ask for? Being vulnerable and asking for help is tough, I have difficulty with that also.
Me 57/H 58 M36 S 2.5yrs R 12/13
Let me give up the need to know why things happen as they do. I will never know and constant wondering is constant suffering. Caroline Myss