Hello Veeky Forums.
Can you please recommend some really good books on loneliness, regret and alienation? I can't exactly explain what kind of state I am in right now except that the feeling of loneliness and isolation and alienation has become more and more pronounced over the past few years and of late has left me as an emotional wreck. Some days are really bad when I can't keep myself together and end up crying because of how much it has begun to affect me. The combination of loneliness, guilt and regret at fucking things up with the one girl who used to care about me and in general being an unwanted loser who struggles to form any long lasting close relationships.
Some books that i have adored till now:
Notes from underground - Dostoevsky
Siddhartha - Herman Hesse
No longer human - Osamu Dazai
I want to know if there is any great work that tackles loneliness in particular (And with a lot of incisiveness) or is in general a great book to read when in such a depressing hellhole. I have been thinking of "befriending" loneliness. To accept it and acquiesce to it is one thing. To actively cherish it's constant presence is another. Is that even possible?
A little background: I made a few friends in college who i was close to but they all scattered after getting jobs and I went abroad for higher education during which I haven't found the time or energy to make long lasting friends. Just a few acquaintances who recognize me. Also I completely messed things up with the one girl who i was in a relationship with and felt strongly about. The one girl in my entire life who actually gave half a fuck about me doesn't want to be with me anymore because i messed things up so bad.
