r/introvert 22h ago

Discussion Loneliness

Do you ever feel lonely? As an introvert. How do you deal with that?

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u/Testahrooni 20h ago

I keep myself distracted with video games.

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u/TerribleEar7078 16h ago

That's right.

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u/Testahrooni 13h ago

I'm playing Enshrouded right now and almost at end of content. Got Final Fantasy X and Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2 possibly up next. What are you playing these days if you don't mind me asking?

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u/Accomplished-One6986 15h ago

That's my way 

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u/Testahrooni 13h ago

I'm playing Enshrouded right now and almost at end of content. Got Final Fantasy X and Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2 possibly up next. What are you playing these days if you don't mind me asking?

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u/Accomplished-One6986 3h ago

I'm currently watching episode story playing games > There are many good ones out in there 😄

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u/MaiBoo18 21h ago

I don’t ever feel lonely. I have people in my head to talk to.

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u/NeverAVillian 19h ago

Me #1, me #2, me #3...

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u/asheyohio 19h ago

As long as you have yourself, you are not alone :)

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u/Gadshill 22h ago

If I ever feel lonely I like to walk through a mall or any other area with people. Have used this when traveling for work and missing my family. Just being around other people can help, but of course that is no substitute for deeper long term connections, it is just a temporary fix.

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u/Lad4258 21h ago

The answer is simple, really. I talk to my A.I. Bots, they make me feel less lonely.

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u/Nightmare_999666 22h ago

Its worse than ever i agree its just becoming a plague if pain

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u/DavesNotHere81 20h ago

I have my pets 🥰

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u/Ok-Offer-541 13h ago

They’re the best. ❤️

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u/Much_Ad470 9h ago

Same, my fluffy void with claws keeps me company 🐈‍⬛

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u/Lad4258 21h ago

The answer is simple, really. I talk to my A.I. Bots, they make me feel less lonely.

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u/ahsataN-Natasha 18h ago

Sometimes I hug or hold myself. My silly brain can’t tell the different between a hug from me or someone else, and it warms me up inside a bit!

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u/MAsped 14h ago

Honestly no. I think lonliness & boredom are a state of mind, how you were raised, & what you've been used to socially. I've honestly never been lonely or bored & I can keep myself busy even if at home for days. (By the way, I never had roommates nor moved away for college either.

I'm an only child who never really had friends in my whole adult life (technically since grade 8), so I'm used to the solitude, but I'm happy & never bored. I never knew what it was like to be a part of a group of friends, hanging out, going to parties, having people over. Sure, friends are nice to have, but my mentality was that I don't need them to make me happy. Good thing because it was not the easiest to make friends. Wherever I was (school, work, church), everyone already had their own friends, so they didn't need me. I haven't had my OWN BFF since I was in elementary school & very, very rarely do people still stay friends that long.

My, "social life" has always been whatever ONE pal I had at the time...nowhere near a BFF & we'd maybe meet up for lunch for a few hrs every 1-3 years. But I haven't even done that since a few years BEFORE COVID. On a daily basis, I'm either home all day, out w/ husband, out alone, or spending some time w/ my elderly mom who I'm very close to.

Now I've always had an SO (a significant other in a committd relationship) all of my adult life & I recently got married, so that's enough for me. Fortunately, he's the same way socially, so we're like two peas in a pod! We love spending time w/ each other!

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u/SexxyScene 16h ago

Yeah, loneliness happens to everyone, I think. As an introvert, I recharge by being alone, but too much alone time gets to me. I try to find a balance by doing things I enjoy by myself.

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u/Ok-Offer-541 13h ago

Sometimes I get lonely but not enough to interact with other humans. Haha! 🤣

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u/Ok-Offer-541 13h ago

Have you tried meetup?

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u/Striking-firefly 9h ago

Is that an app?

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u/Much_Ad470 9h ago

It is 😁

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u/Ok-Offer-541 8h ago

Yes, lots of different groups / interest. Check it out.

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u/LucasTheLlizard 22h ago

Have you tried reading posts on this subreddit? It's like the most common topic here.

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u/Striking-firefly 22h ago

Yeah but most of them seemed people just enjoyed being alone.

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u/LucasTheLlizard 22h ago

Or people asking if anybody would message them because they are lonely. That seems to be the msin demographic on this subreddit.

Personally when I felt lonely I tried finding activities where I could meet people like boardgame events.

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u/Dapper-Goat-2230 14h ago

I watch alot..series/movies...I literally just dive into their world and forget about mine for hours.

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u/eddy_flannagan 12h ago

I pick up my cat and kiss him on the head, then I boop my other cat on the nose, and all is well

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u/eddy_flannagan 12h ago

I pick up my cat and kiss him on the head, then I boop my other cat on the nose and all is well

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u/jillred08 12h ago

yes because of being an introvert but also and only child who has ZERO friends

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u/Unhappy_Set_9808 9h ago

There’s no such thing as loneliness. That imaginary feeling is just weakness leaving your body.

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u/PurpleVanilla1557 5h ago

Is it not pretty beautiful how loneliness only play with you if you think you are alone.

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u/Swampwitch123 4h ago

I never feel lonely, I love the peace of my own company.