What happens to you psychologically while alone?

[Hooded.Gamer]

If I'm left alone with myself, I have a slight tendency to cave in to myself. I'm a depressive, so when I say that I "cave in to myself", I mean that it becomes harder to not think negatively, and to keep my spirits up. I become bored easier so it's harder to distract myself by doing something else. Eventually, I become really bad and frustrated or angry with myself and usually just break down within a week.

But that's just me.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

I begin talking to myself, finding ways to keep entertained. Though I relish the idea of spending an extended period of time alone.

 

[Retardinator]

If it's for longer than a day, I forget about everyone, stop taking calls and stay in my room all day mixing a bit of work, a bit of play and a bit of sleep&eat routine. And I get lots of creative ideas as well. The longer I spend on my own, the less I'm willing to have contact with anyone.

Then I go back into society, all those annoying voices talking about the things I'm not even remotely interested in. Then there's the friends constantly asking where you've been and wanting to spend time with you as you nudge them away. Then I go for a beer with them and everything's back to normal again... Until the next weekend I decide not to go anywhere.

 

[H20 Pirate]

I usually gain perspective on things I probably wouldn't attempt to with company, it's alot easier to form an opinion or analyze when it's only you making the observation.

 

[Paksenarrion]

I damn well better have something to distract me if I'm alone. Like Minecraft. Or Civilization. Or Minecraft: Civilization.

I don't want to spend any time in self-assessment. It only leads to thoughts of homicide or suicide.

Oh you can't be that bad. You make me laugh

Actually, I have a theory that our funniest comedians have the same problem. We like to fill our world with laughter because we can't stand the silence. We're always trying to entertain.

But, yeah...it's one of those things where a person feels they've failed themselves somehow.

Um...so, Minecraft: Civilization. I'd like to build a space elevator and from there build an orbital space station. After that, hopefully build lunar modules?

 

[Jelly ^.^]

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I damn well better have something to distract me if I'm alone. Like Minecraft. Or Civilization. Or Minecraft: Civilization.

I don't want to spend any time in self-assessment. It only leads to thoughts of homicide or suicide.

Oh you can't be that bad. You make me laugh

Actually, I have a theory that our funniest comedians have the same problem. We like to fill our world with laughter because we can't stand the silence. We're always trying to entertain.

But, yeah...it's one of those things where a person feels they've failed themselves somehow.

Um...so, Minecraft: Civilization. I'd like to build a space elevator and from there build an orbital space station. After that, hopefully build lunar modules?

Maybe then you can move on to other block planets eight times the size of the earth and explore them too, with your wooden sword at your side?

Wow, I want Minecraft so bad right now.

 

[Sacman]

I develop different personalities to talk to... like Internet Chris... say hi you're talking to him right now...<.<

 

[Betancore]

If it was just a few days, then well, I'm fine. I don't mind being alone. I'd read, sleep a lot, maybe attempt to finish off a few games on my ever-growing pile of games I cannot be bothered continuing for whatever reason, sleep more, eat food, sleep, sleep, and sleep. I think there's a difference between choosing to be alone, and being left alone. I often choose to be alone, so I can just as easily choose to pick up the phone and call someone, or log on to talk to a friend. If I was actually left alone for a few days, unable to contact anyone, I think I'd be responding quite differently.

 

[Frotality]

seeing as alone is how i spend 98% of my time whether id like to or not, i suppose ill answer the opposite question: when im in contact with other humans, my initial efforts at socialization are consistently rejected, leading me to end up skulking in a corner anyway, the difference being that i now have to deal with my complete disillusionment with the entire human species. so being with people reminds me of how much reality sucks, so i go off to be alone and get lost in my own head again. i tend to turn into much more of a dick than i normally would be, what with finding the whole socializing thing to be an utter wasted effort at this point, and in the very very rare chance im given the opportunity to converse with another human being, i tend to flit quite suddenly from grunts and mumbling to calling upon the dark forces of thesaurus-arcanus and describing things with emphatically eloquent loquaciousness that goes right over the heads of...well every single human being ive ever talked with, except perhaps my cousin. so i pretty much just keep my mouth shut, as opposed to my usual routine of blabbing incessantly about anything and everything to myself; and recently my cats.

so, i go from the most laid-back guy in the universe who probably wouldnt care all that much if you dropped searing oil on his lap, ruminating and talking about everything from my favorite orwellian dystopias to the history of the word 'poppycock' to how insane my cat is, to a quiet, mumbling asshole.

 

[PurplePlatypus]

I?m pretty good with my own company so it would probably be a while before it actually started to negatively effect me. In fact a few days on my own with little to no human contact I find quite relaxing.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

I just get bored. Then I play some video games. It takes a couple of days before I get antsy anyway.

You might be losing your mind there buddy.

How did a Wordsmith Extraordinaire, such as yourself miss that?

OT: Me and Super Meat Boy are in it for the long haul. We're never alone.

 

[Zeriah]

I don't mind it at all actually, in fact if it's just for a week or two I vastly prefer it. Parents go away all the time during the holidays and usually drag my sister along. So apart from some days where my mates come over, I am utterly alone and honestly it's peaceful and relaxing as life can be imo.

I go from being your typical stressed out student to "The Dude" from the Big Lebowski. It's pretty much the best stress reliever that exists for me.

This is only in short bursts of a month at most, moving to a new town by myself and leaving everyone I know behind would be horrible.

 

[Julianking93]

Eh. I don't know. Being alone can have some really and truly adverse affects on people while on others, it does nothing.

I myself... have just really been alone most their life, so the loneliness thing doesn't really get to me so much. I do get depressed every now and then and... sometimes end up hating humanity for different reasons, but for the most part, I stay as myself.

 

[shadow741]

I start going insane and want to kill everyone I know, and I don't know why.

 

[manaman]

I just get bored. Then I play some video games. It takes a couple of days before I get antsy anyway.

You might be losing your mind there buddy.

How did a Wordsmith Extraordinaire, such as yourself miss that?

OT: Me and Super Meat Boy are in it for the long haul. We're never alone.

It's kind of a secret, but my ability to spell words correctly relies completely upon spell check.

I also blame the fact that it is well past 2am and I only slept for four hours the night before.

 

[MarlaminLTarmiko]

I'm happy *meek smile*

 

[Kuroneko97]

If I'm alone in my room, fuck the world. I'm in my comfort zone. I have snacks, internet, and videogames. And drawing stuff.

However, sometimes when alone with nothing to do, I remember bad thins I've done, and it gnaws at me. I fell like I'm a bad person, and I deserve the bad things that happen to me.

*YAWN* God I'm tired. I'm going to INFILTRATE MY DREAM WORLD AND SEE PRETTY COLORS AND LIGHTS!!!11!111oNe!!1!1OnE!!!!1111!!!