no. i never used to get lonely.  it only happened in the last 3 yrs when i was rejected by the people who got me here in california in the first place.  i was rejected over money.  i was not to see all the money that was coming in and i was not valued as a person and friend, so i was shunned and pushed away to my cave, where i sit.  i continuously told them i felt like a dog tied up out back, but it did no good.  no, not getting lonely is a ok thing.  i lived that way practically my whole life and i was independent and a loner and went around people only when i wanted.  it was pretty good.  well, at times, i would get lonely, but it didn't affect me as much as it does now.  this is an on-going day in and day out thing for over 2 yrs now.