Loneliness

[pancakeattack]

Well, this is my second aven poll XD I seem to like them quite a bit. Anyway, the diversity within asexuality is fascinating to me--especially considering the different romantic orientations, including not wanting to be romantic at all! Very interesting.

[Jess312]

I put both "yes, sometimes" and "yes, most of the time" 'cause it sort of depends where my depression is as it fluctuates..quite radically sometimes. >.>

[Gho St Ory Qwan]

I put 'sometimes', because, as above, it fluctuates; when I'm a certain type of depressed I feel lonely because I can't convince myself anything else exists and feel no connection to anyone or thing. It's probably different to a usual loneliness.

I get normal loneliness rarely.

I'm generally an extrovert, but again, it kinda depends on the depression too.

[Sweet and Tender Hooligan]

I checked both "not usually" and "sometimes," as my feeling or lack of feeling of loneliness varies.

There are some points when I rarely feel lonely. Like right now- lately, I haven't felt lonely at all really.

And then, at other times, I'll drift back and forth between feeling lonely or not more often.

I do know that I am not either extreme (not feeling lonely/constant loneliness).

As for introversion/extroversion, I'm an introvert.

Oh, and for what it's worth, I'm grey-romantic.

[Unbanned]

"No, I generally do not." and "Not usually, but on a rare occasion yes." are the same thing, are they not?

[Guest]

Yes, most of the time, but I think that's due to my situation in general (i.e. wanting a particular person's company and feeling lonely without).

I'm an introvert, by the way.

[The MoUsY spell-checker]

What does it mean to be both introvert and extrovert, as opposed to neither?

I thrive in group social events, but I also enjoy spending the day at home alone. That would make me "both", right?

I definitely don't tend to feel lonely.

[Unbanned]

What does it mean to be both introvert and extrovert, as opposed to neither?

I thrive in group social events, but I also enjoy spending the day at home alone. That would make me "both", right?

I definitely don't tend to feel lonely.

I think that's classified as "ambiversion", no?

[pancakeattack]

"No, I generally do not." and "Not usually, but on a rare occasion yes." are the same thing, are they not?

Hehe, the wording is different. :P

[Unbanned]

"No, I generally do not." and "Not usually, but on a rare occasion yes." are the same thing, are they not?

Hehe, the wording is different. :P

In any case, I chose the latter.

[7thNavigator]

I usually feel lonely at parties or concerts or the like when everybody else is having fun, and sometimes even in a crowd of unknown people. Normally, when by myself, I rarely feel lonely as I'm generally in my thoughts and socialize with my fantasy friends.

[Guest member25959]

I rarely feel lonely and I am an Introvert :P

[Vdougie]

I feel lonely sometimes, and I am an introvert.

[Moon Thief]

I sometimes feel lonely. It's mainly when I'm put in social situations. Otherwise I don't feel so lonely when I'm by myself in private.

[henrik]

I am alone the overwhelming majority of my time, but I've never been lonely in my life. And yes, I'm an introvert.

[Okapi]

I feel lonely occasionally, depending on my mood (depression tends to make it better, oddly enough, since I usually go into a 'nothing matters' state of mind). I used to be, but I'm doing much better now. And I am such... about 90% of the time. The remaining 10% burst out at random and make me feel quite confident and sociable. It doesn't happen often, but it's fun while it lasts.

[Gho St Ory Qwan]

Oh that's something to note. I get lonely when I'm depressed and in crowded places. I'm an extrovert but I just can't engage at that time so I suppose it's due to that in a way. I just feel weird in social settings and shit on my own (although it's easier than being around people when down).

[(Nightlight)]

I do feel lonely often times. I am introverted.

[Jillianimal]

There's only one time in my life that I recall feeling lonely, so no, generally not.

Introvert, big time.

[iam_smithers]

I'm introverted and a bit of a loner but I don't really feel lonely per se. I much prefer to be alone and able to do my own thing where possible. Though I'm not bothered by other people and social situations, I can live without socialising.

[Elara]

Often, used to not care and I'm mostly introvert but technically both, depends.

[Murmur]

I'm lonely almost all the time... and a severe introvert.

[Pandora's Fox]

I am introverted and have a somewhat lonely life.

I do not often feel lonely.

I usually hide my feelings, so I appear to almost never be depressed or lonely.

[Patrick]

Hell no, I love spending time with awesome people such as myself.

[Starr]

I don't get lonely because of having no partner , parents , living alone more like..I don't know how to put it... being surrounded by people and not being able to communicate meaningful things with them. It's possible to have a partner and feel lonely.

I'm an introvert btw

[musician of sorts]

Used to be terribly lonely all the time. But I am happy to say that I can now pick the first option :) I have great friends but it's not even because of that, cuz sadly friends come and go. I've just learned (and am still learning) to be happy on my own.

[Cognitive Dissonance]

I spend a lot of my time feeling alone, but since I enjoy being alone most of the time I don't think it counts as loneliness...?

[Senwyn1]

I said sometimes. I only talk to my housemate occasionally and my parents once a week, so I can go a couple of days without really talking to anyone. The loneliness comes and goes, as I am pretty used to being alone after all these years.

[newgirl]

There is a forum for lonely people.

http://www.alonelylife.com/

[Skinny Kid]

I don't really remember ever feeling lonely; I'm an introvert, so I don't mind spending long periods of time by myself.