i mean alone by having no one.. no partner,no family, no friend..just living alone...can you be still happy?!
2007-03-16 02:05:12 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
i wouldnt be! I need my family to make me laugh. they are the best people in the world. I wouldnt need friends as long as i had my family.
2007-03-16 02:08:55 · answer #1 · answered by Sarah X 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Provided one isn't a neurotypical.... yes.
Non-autistics seem to have a peculiarly strong dependance on the presence of other humans. This would probably be because humanity has developed into a hive-species where individuals therein are effectively incapable for the most part of independance.
On the flipside, many Autistic sorts are perfectly capable of living alone. Think of it this way though: how can we ever be truly alone? Take away the humans and I am still with the animals. Take away the animals and I am still with the plants. Take away the plants and I am still with the rocks and the sky. Take away the rocks and sky and I am still left with my own imagination.
I can be perfectly content without any human contact for months at a time at least.... I have done it before without difficulty.
But I expect you neurotypical sorts would have trouble.
2007-03-16 09:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by Nihilist Templar 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is possible to live alone and still be happy. It is also possible to be surrounded by a lot of people and feel very lonely. It all depends on a person's attitude.
2007-03-16 14:53:35 · answer #3 · answered by Robert G. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know several people like that , they say they couldn't be happier with no responsibilities or anyone to answer too. my next door neighbor is like that , he has been here 15 years , I have talked to him twice in that time , he waves coming ,and going but that is it ...he says he does not want anyone around him or his house , he wants to be left alone , he goes everywhere alone . he will not even come around when all 10 families in our neighborhood get together for a cook out ,and fireworks on July 4 we invite him ,but he doesn't come . I am the only one that has even talked to him , we have all been here since the neighborhood was developed , so we all know each other except him. he just chooses to be a loner. I guess I could deal with it if I had to do that .
2007-03-16 09:24:08 · answer #4 · answered by Insensitively Honest 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
To be really honest i don't think so. I guess it would be a very good expierience living alone for a certain period of time so you can get to know yourself better than in standard conditions, but I guess you are always going to need someone else to help you with your own development.
2007-03-16 11:12:58 · answer #5 · answered by gato carnalito 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has always been said, that unless you treat yourself like a best friend, you will never be happy nor will you make others happy...so if you are able to be alone and happy..ROCK ON..that is the best way to be.
2007-03-16 09:14:15 · answer #6 · answered by cedarnsage 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, why not? I mean people can fell isolated in a crowd, deafened by silence, starve and be surrounded by food, and deprived with everything in the world. Besides there is a sort of peace in being alone.
2007-03-16 09:14:42 · answer #7 · answered by rulingdevil 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i think u need someone , u need to speak to people to share your feelings and ideas - u could always do all this on the internet and have a pet to talk to but I reckon being alone , all alone wouldnt make me happy !
2007-03-16 09:18:44 · answer #8 · answered by fabbymummy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Course, unless you're talking about being happy all the time. (Freaky... lol)
You can be happy with your inner peace and surroundings, though you may feel isolated at times, but this can most probably change as time passes by - you may adopt the situation quickly or become more miserable... depends on your thoughts. :P
It's the same with being around other people - you may be happy or totally annoyed and depressed, but at the same time be the most joyful person on the face of the planet. :P
Besides, people differ, and your surroundings + observations does too. I think it all truly depends on how you feel towards your surroundings and others. :)
~ Christy
2007-03-16 09:23:09 · answer #9 · answered by Nightwolf 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
to a certain point, when i "lost" my parents( no relationship not contact no anything) i was really upset and i had no other family my friends all left because i was secluding myself and my boyfriend of 2 years died, i was upset and happy to a point i did not have to deal with other people but i also wanted someone to be there for me when i needed them
2007-03-16 10:22:13 · answer #10 · answered by blonde_goddess2992 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The solipsist would certainly think so. Solipsism is the philosophical idea that "My mind is the only thing that exists". I am not a solipsist, if i was i wouldn't be answering this question as it would be largely meaningless.
Sartre suggested that hell is other people... read Huis Clos, his play.
2007-03-16 09:14:35 · answer #11 · answered by timscott78 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋