How does isolation hurt a person?

people who willingly isolate themselves...they live in a very small world, they dont have close friends or dont want anyone close to them and instead spend time reading or i dont know dreaming maybe...and they are asexual...


what can be done a save a person like this?How does isolation hurt a person?
It can make them depressed, frustrated, because they are not interacting with people, they can see the world go by outside their window, on the TV, people interacting with each other, yet they hold themselves away from it all.





They can start to question things more because they are isolated, start having fantasies, long term isolation can deeply affect a personality and how they view people, if the person is young, isolation away from people, can decrease their sense of humor, the person will not fit in with others of the same age, but rather have a more serious perspective of the world, can think like a pessimist.How does isolation hurt a person?
Well some people might isolate themselves because they feel the world will not understand them. Maybe make them feel like their not alone and that people actually understand. Plus if the persons isolated like I said it could make them feel like that only they understand themselves and no one else, in some cases of love the couple might feel wronged by the ignorant world we live in so they isolate themselves from everyone else. Could or might lead to depression.
it depends on why they isolate themselves, and how isolated they are.


you said they live in a very small world, they don't have close friends.


that is not necessarily true. I live in a very rural area, don't see people often except my immediate family, the reason we live like this is, we do not want to be bothered by drunken louts, drug addicts, general dog and litter mess all over the pavements. we like to be able to breathe fresh air, enjoy reading, like walking and fishing. it does not mean we are isolating ourselves from everyone, it does not mean we do not have close friends, just that our friends are that close they understand we do not have to live close to be close and as such respect us as we respect them.





I am comfortable in crowds, I can go out with friends and have a laugh, I just do not do it frequently.


It does nothing to my psyche being isolated, it does give me a lot more time to think and be patient than what I normally find from people who never give themselves any quite time.





if you are meaning hermits, then maybe they are fed up with people, society, the way life has become, then they don't want saved by going into a town, they want to be free and live by a standard they feel comfortable with.





not everyone who lives in isolation is a fruitcake.