> Maybe i dont have an issue with it because I'm an introvert? As an off-the-scale introvert and socially anxious person, I’ll just say that loneliness and int

> Maybe i dont have an issue with it because I'm an introvert? As an off-the-scale introvert and socially anxious person, I’ll just say that loneliness and introversion aren’t incompatible because the degree to which you are depleted or energized by the presence of others is not a binary variable. Rare is the person who needs no human interaction. But as others have alluded to, loneliness may be a catch-all for many emotional states and mental health conditions. A sense of self-alienation can be read-out as loneliness and even the most committed introvert can experience that.