How long can you last being ALONE?

Answer 1

I suspect forever. (Alone not being lonely, which I've never known.) I spent a long time in a ratty little trailer with no electricity, no phone, in the middle of a forest (my choice). Not that I didn't have "companions"--all the forest creatures free, trembling branches shaking away the rains, magic of dawn sunset, stars, & the "silence" one can only feel in a wilderness. (Which isn't really silence, but silence FROM...) I reached my inner self in depth, & found sources I use now in the midst of the cacophoney of human voices, phones ringing, the doorbell, car radios blaring. My serenity is on the INSIDE. A large part of is always alone, & that is my most treasured part.

Stargirl & Moon were special, as always.

Answer 2

Four days. That is if you consider that we area never really alone. With all the gadgets that we have and the possibility of the internet always being hooked up. I think one could say now a days....a pretty long time. However......

for me its about four days. In four days I can do everything I need to do around the house take time to swim and garden by my self, never leaving the house or going anywhere. I have tons of books and I love reading an average book takes me about 4-5 hours to read, magazines and then there is of course re-arranging the furniture, and painting or redecorating the house with only that which is in the house. I do assume and hope I am assuming right that you meant not having access to outside peoples. Of course there is always the possibility that the aliens will return and pay me a quick visit to help with the time.........4 days. that's it and then out the door to Starbucks for some coffee, music and chit chat with live people.

Answer 3

I do not think there is anything wrong with being alone...but it depends on what you mean by being alone..Not in a relationship boyfriend/girlfriend etc..or not having friends to go out with etc..Some people have a problem with being alone they always have to be in a relationship or say have many friends to go out with..I feel every person is different..Some people like being alone & I believe that is fine too. Bottom line you have to feel good about yourself and forget the group because there will be someone that will have issues in their own life and put their issues on you for being who you are. You can stay alone forever as long as it makes you happy & you feel ok about yourself :))It is nice to have friends but sometimes the friends can put their views or their lifestyles on you especially when you out with a few people!In the end the choice will always be yours and no one has any right to tell you differently on how to live your life!

Answer 4

This is an easy question to answer. how long can I last being alone? I guess i need about two weeks of being alone, I have fifteen grandkids, who I Love a lot, but sometimes need a breather from all of them, they all want to be here in my House to spend the night, but sometimes it is impossible to have them all together, they usually start fighting between each other, and I always have to be in the middle.

Answer 5

From experience, as long as it takes. But I'm never alone. I have a host of memories and friends in my head - apart from myself, with whom I've always found conversation interesting. But I admit that years ago, writing books in isolation, I found relief riding and talking to my horse, or simply watching people on the beach at weekends. (writing is like nurturing an ingrown toenail - it can send you crazy). So if I were alone for a long time I might go and watch people in the street - especially children. You're never alone watching children, because all the children you ever were come and stand with you.

Answer 6

Being alone, though, does not necessarily mean that we are lonely. A person can be alone for a long period of time, enjoying the things he or she does, without feeling at all lonely. In contrast, there are those who cannot stand to be alone.
Alone emphasizes being apart from others but does not necessarily imply unhappiness. Lonely often means painful awareness of being alone .
Even marriage does not always ensure freedom from loneliness

As for me as long as I have something to enjoy I can go on and on alone. I love life. Doesn't mean I don't feel hurt at times just means I can do well on my own too. And if your" not" happy with yourself how are you going to make you and others happy??

Answer 7

Well,depends on how you mean being alone.
I always like to take some time being alone,having no one in the same place where I am,but there's always someone I can talk to or just to be with if I wish to;so maybe I don't even know what it is really like to be alone.Luckily...

Answer 8

Alone as in isolation?

I could last a long time. I enjoy being by myself, allowing myself to kind of drift of into space in a trance like state. I could spend hours in this state.

I also enjoy doing things that only require one person, such as reading or writing.

All in all, I think I could last for a long time.

Answer 9

As long as hope lasts, but I am certain we may do better than that. We may be 'alone' in a sea of needs, and as long as there are needs, there is purpose, and as long as there is purpose, there is a need for competency, and as long as there is a need for competency, there is a need for that fidelity for people of the same competence and there that kind of love, and if there is love, there is caring. If you are able to care, then you may look back on your life with acceptance.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick_Erickson

Answer 10

When I need time to think things through, I depend on loneliness, darkness, and silence! However, the remainder of the time - being alone sucks! The company of my wonderful family and friends, their smiles, thats what gets me through the day!.x Thank You.x