lonely but also being surrounded by friends

I have plenty of friends that would be there for me if i needed them. I’ve also experienced true loneliness when no one was around. Sad to say, I would rather have no friends and go back to actually being lonely. Does anyone else feel this way? If not, are there any suggestions for overcoming this? I try to do solo activities such as drawing, painting, gaming, etc, nothing helps. It’s just getting worse everyday.