Loneliness is defined as an unpleasant, emotionally distressing state that arises when a person feels that the quality or quantity of their social relationships falls short of what they desire (Perlman D & Peplau LA, 1981). Importantly, it is not synonymous with simply being alone; people can feel lonely when objectively isolated, but they can also feel alone even when surrounded by people. Lonely individuals often feel that they lack a sense of companionship, that others don’t understand them or share their interests, and that they find it hard to reach out and make new friends. Many people will experience loneliness temporarily at some point in their lives, but for some it can become a chronic and pervasive problem that compromises their mental and physical health.
I know this can be a problem for some. I am quite happy with my own company most of the time. It is good to see family but I don’t make a great effort,or really any effort at all,to meet other people. I am quite asocial.
I define lonelyness differently:
A state of maturity in adults where they can’t share their Problems with anybody. Like a state of mind opposite to paranoia.
Paranoia: A state of mind where it’s impossible to keep secrets as they are already known by the time its being thought. (Inmature)
So am I, but it has been right after the times in my life where I was the most isolated that I got the most out of hand and weird. I need at least a little socialization.
Me,too. I made some adjustment to my socialization by reducing face to face interactions and increasing internet friendship. I just keep a few friends in reality but I made a lot of cyber friends. Talking with friends on internet by typing is much easier than talking with friends in reality.
I’m an introvert and have mental health problems,though I quite agree the two don’t necessarily have to go together. There are plenty of introverts who are not mentally ill.
Ditto with asociality it may be connected to someone’s mental illness or not.
Loneliness is one thing that makes me hesitant about wishing to live to age 100. You might outlive all of your friends and family and then what do you do?
It’s kinda hard to make friends when you live with your Mom, can’t drive, make little to no money, and have social anxiety as it is. The laws involving SSI, SSDI which many schizophrenics are on in the US can put you there fast.