What happens to you psychologically while alone?

[Irony's Acolyte]

Well I've never been alone, as in isolated, before. I've been alone at the house for several days on end without having direct contact with anyone but I've talked to people over the internet and Xbox Live.

But I imagine nothing that bad, maybe turn extremely introverted, but for the most part stay sane. I'm usually decently "mentally isolated" even when around other people as I don't react much to them.

 

[Lokithrsourcerer]

Depends on the person really lots of things can effect it.

for an interesting and detailed look at it check out the "Mythbusters" episode on cabin feaver

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

I get bored, find something to entertain myself, and if nothing is around I think of what I'll do when I find the thing that entertains me, and I get really impatient and irratiable.

 

[Reep]

I hate it, if i go a few days without contact with my mates i get bored which makes me depressed.
Once a few years back i spent 2 weeks without any contact, that was a rough 2 weeks..

 

[The Stonker]

I start talking to myself.
And in the dark I get really terrified.
What? I'm a pussy when it comes to these things.

 

[Generic_Username]

I get paranoid.
And then I think too much.
And then I get depressed.

 

[Skeleton Jelly]

At first, I acted like OP. When I was 10.

But as I grew up, I didn't fear anything in my house and became much less paranoid about staying home alone. I keep a bat and a sturdy knife in my room of course, but that's if anyone breaks in at night or ... at anytime.

Usually now when I'm alone, I just start over-thinking things. I guess I do get paranoid, but not in OPs sense. I just begin to think everyone is lying to me and everyone actually hates me, but only puts up with me for a certain reason. I begin to just think everyone I know is malicious. Then I just feel incredibly lonely and sad.

This only really happens when I'm completely alone for at least 3 days. Which doesn't happen very often.