In solitude, you forget how much you got to lose mentally

Essentially isolation presents serious difficulties, and in sufficient quantity, possibly even enough to be considered “insanity” by some schools of thought. My advice is, if you must isolate, then keep a regular, frequent presence here. I mean you'll be exponentially better off, should you choose to leave your isolation behind in a future eventuality. With respect to a ‘perspective,’ imagine if your spouse was brutally murdered, and the defendant’s case was tossed out of court over a technicality. Further, imagine that you kill the guilty murderer because justice wasn’t served. How would you feel about being held in isolation in relation to a fellow inmate who murdered a person “without cause or justification?”

In this example, you had cause, while the other inmate did not have a cause. Undoubtedly, you will find meaning in your pain and suffering that may help keep your head on straight, while the other inmate cannot find comfort in his environment because he is unable to find meaning in his suffering. Yes but there are mitigating factors. I am a recovering Alcoholic/Addict with mental health problems. If I isolate and disengage from society for any period of time I get more depressed, paranoid,negative, suicidal etc. When I engage with support mechanisms and friends I’m more stable and balanced.

Another example that illustrates the power of perspective in this context is how Prisoners Of War (POW’s) find meaning and purpose to survive captivity. Senator John McCain spent more than seven years in captivity — living in total isolation. Referred to as the Hanoi Hilton (the notorious H?a Lò Prison), McCain and other POW’s found meaning in their pain, i.e. love of country, family, and friends, in addition to purpose. The purpose is to maintain one’s sanity, not ‘crack’ under interrogation, and to get back home alive. The proceeding example also speaks to preparedness. Each soldier is instructed and prepared on what to do if captured by the enemy.

Social isolation in Psychology is a state of complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and society. It differs from loneliness, which reflects a temporary lack of contact with other humans. Social isolation can be an issue for individuals of any age, though symptoms may differ by age group. Sadness. It's called heartbreak for a reason … One study from St. George's University of London found that it is possible to die of a broken heart -- bereavement increases your risk of a heart attack or stroke by nearly double after a partner's death, the researchers discovered.?

Of course this would not by itself, cause any craziness for you. The crazy would only come into play when you finally began to reintegrate with other folks. When you isolate yourself, then all the perceptions and ideas and judgment that you possess at the time of isolation start to stagnate. Your mind's eye is no longer adaptable and fluid where other human beings are concerned. Preconceived notions that you may have all become rather set and hard to break out of when you are presented with new situations requiring reason to change, and requiring an open mind to serve as the means to do it.

And the older you get, the greater the difficulty, and greater the effort that must be made to adapt to new ideas. It is one of the cornerstones of high intellect to have the ability to discard old, long held beliefs and opinions, when presented with new, more scientifically reasonable data that runs contrary to the ideas you already have about things. To discard these outdated views, very quickly once you see the truth in the new data, and embrace the more scientifically sound viewpoints are the mark of the highest functioning intellects.

Of course! they do ,not completely but a bit occasionally. Its my personal experience as it's been like 5 years I haven’t met any of my friends or I should call them classmates. May be 3 years when I called someone to ask how they are doing. I am a loner by choice as I had enough of not so good experiences with trusted people once friends and a moments came when i decided to let go and be on my own. They still call be but I don’t pickup their calls.There are times when you just need someone to listen to what you feel ,nothing more then a listener is needed at times.Their are times when every effort made looks useless as their is no one to share it with.

Being alone for too long leaves you with a voice and lots and lots of emotions and thoughts that gets bottled inside and that what makes people alone loose their mind at times which comes out in form of anger sometimes Thanks to social media people alone are writing their experiences and can be read. If you are an extreme introvert, unlikely. If you are an extreme extrovert, all bets are off! All jokes aside, it would depend on the circumstances and the surroundings.

A person who chooses to live in the wilderness would be just fine. A person locked within a sensory deprivation chamber, on the other hand, would very likely start experiencing serious issues, within matter of hours. I suppose things would depend on things like whether or not you have a choice in your isolation, your personality, the duration of your isolation, how psychologically healthy and/or disciplined you are, etc. Cheers! Sho Shin