Does the idea of letting your ego go ever make you uncomfortable? (Relationship help/confronting being lonely)

Enthralled in my reading, I just finished Be Here Now by Ram Dass. I've been feeling like I haven't been able to connect with my friends or family who are not on the same wavelength. Any Buddhist idea I talk about is met with skepticism or my mom thinking I'm too hippie. Last night I (Male - 20) broke down crying, regretting that I broke up with my exgirlfriend a few weeks ago. In large part, I broke up with her because I met another girl I had a crush on. This girl introduced me to Buddhism and everything in life has been clicking and my entire perspective on myself and life has been shifting. I talked with this girl and we decided since we just got out of relationships, to take this time to work on ourselves. So now I feel lonely, but in my heart I feel like I need to take this time to love myself so I can give a more genuine love to whomever I date in the future.

I think last night I was questioning everything because the thought of letting my own emotions and thoughts go over time scared me. The thought of confronting myself scares me. Being without a girl makes me feel lonely. Not sharing the same perspective with anyone but the girl I'm not going to date makes me feel lonely. Any advice?

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