I am not a professional at being alone, but I will say I have grown to love being by myself. Just recently I was thinking that Alone and Lonely were the same thing, but they are so so different! Alone is something that takes time to love, when you're content being by yourself and feel at peace knowing you aren't rekindling unhealthy relationships/friendships, or picking up bad habits just so you're not alone! Lonely is what I call the "Sad Version" of being alone. It's when you can't feel comfortable going out to eat by yourself, or just going on a walk by yourself, the idea of being all alone is a sinking feeling to you. You are not ALONE, no pun intended...okay maybe a little.