Loneliness and alienation in our society

People are lonely and alienated in our society for a variety of reasons. They could be isolated from the rest of the people because of their differences. Other reasons why people are lonely and alienated is their lack of friends, the death of someone important, or a socially disruptive event such as moving to a different place. They feel left out and unimportant to the world. Feeling lonely and alienated leads to depression and and can even cause suicide. It can also cause self destructive behaviour. People want to escape this feeling may abuse drugs or alcohol to escape reality.
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“The person who tries to live alone will not succeed as a human being. His heart withers if it does not answer another heart. His mind shrinks away if he hears only the echoes of his own thoughts and finds no other inspiration.” - Pearl S. Buck