Can being alone too long make a person lose their mind?

Yes, absolutely. Speaking as someone who was locked alone in a room for over nine months, I can tell you that being in that situation will cause many changes in a persons mind. For one, you begin to crave human interaction. Since you can't get it anywhere, you often create imaginary people to interact with. read more

Being alone does not in itself cause a person to lose the mind. The person must learn how to fight the loneliness. Hobbies like gardening, music, reading, visiting the town library, surfing the internet for information, are just some of the preoccupations that could relieve the situation. read more

Most certainly it is possible that being alone too long can make a person to lose his mind. One must understood the difference b/w Lonelyness & being-Alone. After that the ultimate Truth has to be there to be revealed. read more

Psychobiologists can now show that loneliness sends misleading hormonal signals, rejiggers the molecules on genes that govern behavior, and wrenches a slew of other systems out of whack. They have proved that long-lasting loneliness not only makes you sick; it can kill you. Emotional isolation is ranked as high a risk factor for mortality as smoking. read more