Rebels/Loners

[Sneezeguard]

I'm a bit of a loner I get the impression people don't generally like me because of it because I'm so quiet and to myself. I've never been good at talking to people and I general feel disconnected from them. I have a few friends I like and am close to but recently I moved and it's become difficult to see them and I've become lonely and isolated and it's starting to bother me to a point I'm forcing myself to hang around people I'm not interested in and have little in common with.

 

[chaosyoshimage]

I suppose I'm a loner, I don't really have any friends and find it difficult to make any. I seem to have anxiety problems preventing me from getting close to people though, so it's not entirely by choice. And I was always the weird kid, so I didn't make any real friends at school when I was actually going. I found it really hard to relate to people...

 

[The Stonker]

Nope! I'm all in for the power of friendship.

 

[lobster1077]

I suppose I am a loner to a large degree, I certainly enjoy my own company. Of course a bit of the old socialization with friends is nice every few weeks.

 

[Jake0fTrades]

The term "loner" has pretty much been broadened to include anyone who feels insecure at any time. Everyone has insecurities, that doesn't make you unique, what makes you special is your ability to overcome them.

In the end, it really serves no purpose, it's just another label that we feel obligated to fulfill. I'd much rather just live by my own standards.

 

[zehydra]

A loner sure, but the term "rebel" kind of has a somewhat arbitrary meaning these days. Sure, I don't give a damn about my school, or social norms. I obey them so long as it keeps people comfortable. I do keep to myself often, except when it comes to music, or this kind of thing (talking on the Escapist)

 

[CrashBang]

I used to be a real loner at school because I was a fat, ugly loser. Nowadays I'm healthy, fairly attractive and one funny bastard so I do pretty well for mates. On the flip side, I've finished uni so I've lost contact with people and I have a poor relationship with my dad (he's a racist, right-wing prick and I've only just noticed it for some reason).

One friend is annoying me, another is getting a job and moving to Cardiff with his girlfriend, others are stuck in dead-end part-time jobs and I am training to be a teacher so I guess I feel pretty damn lonely right now. I'm confident about my future (good career, lots of money, more tattoo ideas) but that doesn't stop me feeling alone.

 

[Fiz_The_Toaster]

I'm a loner and I'm perfectly fine with that.

Yeah it sucks at times, but I y'am what I y'am, as Pop-eye would say. I do find it hard to connect with people and get close to them, and most of the time I prefer my own company rather than hanging out with a group of people.

 

[Manchubot]

I see myself more as a cynic which leads me to spending most of my time alone so yeah I guess loaner category is what best describes it.

 

[Doclector]

I'm an unwilling loner, and a rebel when authority goes against my morals, but not to everything. That would be damn well ridiculous.

 

[Fawcks]

I`m something of a loner , in that, I make acquaintances very easy, and frequently have pleasent and engaging conversations with them, and do other stuff with em`(Group functions, etc), but it`s hard for me to make friends because I never really get that close to anyone.

 

[ultimateownage]

I'm a total rebel, man. I'm like a fish who flows up river, maan. I go against society, maaan. I don't use your rules, maaaan. I throw them back in your rule-loving face, maaaaan.

 

[martyrdrebel27]

me? nah, i'm not a rebel. and certainly wouldn't identify myself as one....

uh... why are you looking at me like that?

 

[(sic) humor]

Loner. Not the romantic Byronic hero kind that girls fawn over due his leather jacket and mysterious personality. Just kind of asocial.

 

[Me55enger]

I'm a rebel insofar as my Hunter on WoW uses a wasp instead of a wolf.

As for lonely? hang on, ill ask my girlfriend.

 

[Totenkopf]

Rebel:
You better have a good reason to behave that way, otherwise you're not just obnoxious, you're pretentious as well. It's a commendable thing to stand up against a gross injustice of any kind, but the 'rebel without a cause' thing makes me want to slap people silly.

Loner:
I certainly won't tell those folks how to live their lives, but I do judge being a loner as unwise (if consciously chosen). Like it or not, life is about connections, about interpersonal relationships of all stripes, and if you choose to abstain from having any kind of social life you're depriving yourself of an insane amount of opportunities.

Well worded and very true.

OT: I don't really identify as any of both, let's say I can be an unconventional thinker, also an escapist (hahaha), who has problems with "fitting in" because of the discrepancies between my perception and the perceptions of other people.
I'm still trying to get along with the people surrounding me as good as possible, though.

 

[SilentCom]

I was sort of a loner but not so much anymore. I try to make friends and what not and have some level of success. I guess it really comes down to whether you find someone with similar interests. Not too many people who live near me have similar interests I suppose.