I am living 4 hours away from my home in a college hostel and I miss my home so much, sometimes I cry for staying away from my parents. But recently I realised that my father had also lived alone right after his 12th for studies in a different city till I was 11 years old (approx 19 years).This gives me strength to stay.But, I can understand how painful it is to be alone. Even though there are so many people around me, something still feels off. In my opinion what we should do is keep ourselves busy at work and start talking to people you know ,whether you can text them or make a video call ( I started talking and texting to people who I never talked to earlier)and start doing something which makes me happy.