Between being alone and being lonely, do you think?
Is there a difference, and what is it?
2006-11-06 11:37:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Well being alone means you're by yourself . Being lonely means you have no one to share life with and you start to think you're not good enough...and you start to have douts about yourself which can lead to depression..So being alone is having no one but being content I guess , being lonely is a feeling of there is no one out there for you. I guess you could say being lonely is like an emptyness or void in ones soul.
2006-11-06 11:53:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The differance is that being alone means there is no one around you. being lonely means you have no one to love to take care of or someone to take care of you. You could be alone at a time and still not be lonely because you have the love of someone you hold dear.
2006-11-06 23:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by penguinojoe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know this very well because I have a lot of experience with these states of being.
For example, being alone, reading a book - I am happy and content to enjoy the act of reading alone and I want to be alone so I can do this.
For example, being lonely - I am alone and I don't want to be alone. I want someone to talk to, someone to understand how I am feeling, what happened to me today.
The states of being are completely different - to sum up:
Being alone can be an enjoyable, satisfying experience and being lonely is like a hunger, craving, desire for connection with people.
2006-11-07 09:49:23 · answer #3 · answered by happy inside 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a big difference... One can choose to be alone, some would even prefer to be alone... It doesn't mean they are lonely.
Where as someone who is lonely, is craving the social interaction of others.
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2006-11-06 20:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by Joe K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being alone is just that. Being lonely is being alone and feeling bad about it.
2006-11-06 19:45:07 · answer #5 · answered by bradon.rekai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a world of difference. You can be lonely in a crowd.
You can be alone and not lonely. It's all in the atitude.
2006-11-06 21:42:32 · answer #6 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE DIFFERENCE IS IN YOUR OWN HAPPINESS. I enjoy being alone at times. I Love my partner and we raised 5 kids, so lonliness hasn't been a problem for a long time.
2006-11-06 19:55:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
being lonely means you crave a good friends company...being alone means you want some space...space to feel and think your own thoughts...
2006-11-07 08:25:42 · answer #8 · answered by avava9 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course there's a difference.
alone: Not having anyone near you or in the vicinity.
Lonely: the FEELING of being empty and devoid of human contact. longing for human or otherwise interactions.
2006-11-06 19:41:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when your alone you are at peice with it and yuo have no one beside you but yuor fine. when your lonly it means that your not satisfied with what you have and you should brighten up. i havent more than one freind and helives 1000 miles away but im at peice with that. and im fien so im alone but not lonely.
2006-11-06 19:42:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋