Woodtick,
I´m sorry for your pain and I know how it feels, but I want to share with you how much I love the state of loneliness.
I´m forever seperated and not seeing anyone while I´m working on relationship issues, and at first, it felt awfully lonely, until I mastered the art of intensifying my loneliness.
This my sound strange, but actually it´s a time tested technique in my country. In my case, I watch depressing movies. It never fails and my spirit lifts after a while, because it´s too much!
I also do volonteer work with ex-cons and suicidals. I work on a Hotline. It´s great to help others, because then you help yourself.
There is a treasure chest hidden in loneliness. The first rule of business is activity. As soon as you set a goal, decide to do something, even just go for a walk for your health and be nice to your dog, you won´t feel lonely.
I will be studying soon famous writers and artists who went to prison - it´s part of a university project and a radio program and I´m looking forward to it. In most of these cases, real art was born in confinement.