How do you stop painful loneliness?

I'm a 24 year old single female, live in a house share, no real friends, no social life unless I see family, spend my free time doing my degree (working full time and studying part time).

Sometimes I don't mind being alone as I remind myself that I'm working for a better life, but sometimes (like now) the loneliness feels painful.

How do you stop painful loneliness?
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