[header] How to overcome loneliness when surrounded by people [title] Recognize that being lonely and being alone are two different things. [step] Being lonely is a feeling that transcends your outward environment and current social activities. While someone can be surrounded by people in a crowd and still feel lonely, someone else might be all alone and not feel lonely at all. 
[substeps] Loneliness is a feeling of disconnectedness you have inside. Being alone is when no one is around you.