ANSWERS: 22
  • Generally "Loners" are introverts, meaning they actually enjoy being alone (to a certain extent). Most people are extroverts (those who enjoy the company of others over just being by themselves) which is why being a "loner" is a "bad" thing in todays society.
  • Normal is over rated. Loners do like other people because they don't feel the need to be accepted by their peers and therefore are alone--hence a loner!! LOL
  • Why would it not be normal to be a loner. Other people need to hang around another person to make them feel good. Loners just like to be alone. They do not want attention. The people playing RPG's are not loners. Have you ever checked how many people play online? 15.000 per server, I would call that crowded. Nothing lonely about.
  • Im a Loner, and i consider myself to normal. I am a loner, because i hate people in general , and find that placing your trust in people is often a good recipie for disaster. Plus im a very quiet and shy person, and as we all know its impossible for "normal" people to ever,talk to a shy person first. I think its perfectly fine to want to stay away from people in general, they are nothing but problems.
  • The worst thing to happen to a loner is that they feel guilty or ashamed for being asocial. They should not. What is normal or abnormal is a question only sociologists and psych students should bother with. But loners who accept themselves either find the energy to overcome it and rejoin the human race, or they become very good and creative loners. Both outcomes will benefit society. If you repress your avoidant tendencies, it makes you do nutty things like stalk people, go postal with road rage, or collect 300 "friends" you don't really know on Facebook or Myspace.
  • I think that I'm normal and I'm a loner. I still have friends but generally I'm by myself.
  • There are several loners in history who became great artists.
  • Because "Hell is other people".
  • I am a loner, an Hispanic-American one. I do not get along with family members. I avoid neighbors like the plague, and I am generally untrustworthy of strangers. I am also very charismatic, and I use my social charm to control my environment and ensure security, but when the day is done, "leave me alone." I consider people to be stupid, even if highly educated. I figure everyone will die, so while they run about chasing the wind, I remain in my abode quietly contemplating simple things like my dog , my parrot, plants, and my books. I also work out a lot, and my home is filled with sharp objects, just in case. I sleep with one eye open, dog at my side, and a roman Sword on the night stand. Otherwise, I am as harmless as a church mouse. Just be careful not to invade my property. Just leave me alone.
  • im a loner, and normal. Im incredibly intelligent but i had severe damage to my frontal lobe that makes me paranoid of people and public places, insomnia and just dont understand emotions and dont know how to react or help people out with them. Blackouts if i get too mad and blow a "big fuse". I have a few friends ive known for years but im also 24 hours away from them so i dont call or see them much.
  • I am a loner. I do enjoy the company if others, but I need at least a couple hours of alone time every day. If I do not get it, I get irritable. During this time I get to be alone with my one thoughts. I see nothing wrong with it. Normal is just a word to describe what most people do. Everyone is abnormal in some reguard. As long as you are happy with yourself, don't worry about "normal people".
  • "Loner" is not a mental illness, neither is being overly-socially-gregarious. Though I'd be more suspicious of the second group. :)
  • It is normal for the loner to be a loner. Some want company but lack social skills. Others genuinely want to be left alone. As long as they are not harming anyone, why should anyone question their "normality"? +5
  • I am a "Loner". The thing differnert about me is I have been redeemed by my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
  • Because since there different no one likes then and there a loner kind of like me.
  • Normal is relevant and is decided by (arguably) the person in question. Most loners view themselves as rather normal people with an odd, or different social outlook.
  • I consider myself a bit of a loner. When I'm alone, I'm rarely bored. I collect hobbies. I play guitar, and play computer games, skateboard, snowboard, work on projects and so on and so forth. Generally, I enjoy other people's company. Particularly when I'm in the mood for it. But, I find that most of the time, I don't really relate well to extraverted types. Most seem to dwell on surfacey stuff, and I prefer deep and meaningful conversation. But, with friends who enjoy stimulating intellectual conversation, I sort of come alive, and I tend to talk almost too much. I think that there are just different types of people, and you sort of do what makes you happy. And, on a related point: There really is no such thing as normal. We're all a little fucked up, once you get to know a person. Being 'normal' just means that you play by the rules socially, and don't do anything that's considered 'wierd'. Really, normal is just another word for 'safe'. Personally, I prefer people who are just a little wierd. They're usually more honest, and a hell of a lot more fun.
  • I have an uncle that lives way up in the Cascade's who is a total loner. Stays up in the mountains by himself and goes 6 months at a time without seeing other people. He has animals like cats and dogs for company and seems content. He only comes out about once or twice a year. I love talking to him and he is a really sweet man. He doesn't hate people but he doesn't like being around them either. He used to have anxiety attacks and said they went away when he moved up in the mountains. I went to visit him about 3 years ago and was amazed at how well he survives and at his "pet" deer that just wander around his yard and let you pet them. I always thought I'd like to do a video documentary of him but I'm not sure he would let me. His place is like stepping back into the 1800's. He really amazes me. Sorry for the unusually long response but he really intrigues me.
  • I'm a loner because I'm a little on the geeky side, which puts off some people, I'm not very talkative, which puts off still more, and, because of my past, I have trouble really bonding with the few people left to choose from.
  • That's a good question. Some people prefer to be alone sometimes, like me, i go to this site whenever im feeling lonely haha, i don't think there's nothing wrong with that. I just don't understand why loners want to be alone ALL the time... and that's the difference between loners and 'other people'... So if your a loner, find another loner! You can be missing out on a good friendship/good experiences. I am very grateful of the people in my life. Sometimes I think "what if I never would've met this amazing person that's standing right in front of me, how different would've life been." I believe everyone that's put into your life is there for a reason.
  • I don't know how to "really" define "other people" but. . . . . .I'm a loner because I don't, by nature, "trust" people. I think everyone, for the most part, is full of shit and I find their likes in life to be so diametrically opposed to my own! I'm too lazy, really, and selfish with my time to devote genuineness to friendships and lack motivation to really even CARE what people think. Having said that, however, when in times of "genuine" desire of someone's opinion, I will always seek out those of whom I value their intellect! So. . . .intelligence is VERY important to me. Maybe it SHOULDN'T be like that. . . . .but it IS a criteria for ME!
  • I think it's normal. Some people are born loners. They don't need constant company. Nothing essentially wrong with that.

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