How common is it among teens/young adults to be isolated without any friends?

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I just wonder how common it is for teens and young adults to exclude friends totally and be completely isolated and afraid to meet people outside of school. Spending all of their time by themselves. Being totally isolated? I wonder how common it’s for teens to not want to get contact with other people, although they don’t suffer from social anxiety? With other words, how common todays is it to be young and not have any friends at all do you think?

I just want to hear your opinion.

Answers and Views:

Answer by will
humm actually it’s pretty common…i say 1 out of every 9

Answer by Master of Reality
Probably more than you think

Answer by jenn
It is very common. I have a 13 year old that stays to hisself most the time and does not hang out with friends. I used to be worried about this and then I came to the conclusion that he is a goody. He does not get influenced easily by pier pressure and does not do what others his age are doing which is trying to get into mischief. He is good and very very smart. I think those are the ones that will go far in school and far beyond their regular class piers. He is always suprising me with new things that he wants to do with his future and is very much above his grade level and yes he does suffer from add. He is just a very genuine person. What u see is what u get. He was actually born with a piece of his brain missing and doctors said he would be a vegetable and I never treated him like one and started having specialist see him and started teaching him eatrly in life. He is now in 9th grade ahead of his peirs in8th grade and he has made nothing less than a-b honoroll since pre k and I think the ones that are too themselves are the ones that are too mature for their age and have no interest in the ones that are their age and the stuff that age group normallly does.(nothing in common) I would say. Good luck and dont make it a big deal to him or her due to they will think that something is wrong with them. They will grow out of it or maybe just be above their levels

Answer by vintage chic
i’d agree with Will… 1 out of every 9 teens… Its sad 🙁

Answer by fyjyhyghrtfyhd
Not common AT ALL in my area. Even some of the most “anti-social” kids in my area have friends. Not exactly alot, but still have some. There are the kids who talk to about everyone near them but don’t really have freinds and interact with them outside of school, if that is what you mean. Any kid who fits your description probably has some kind of emotional problem.

Answer by watchingfortheoasis
I’d say it’s extremely common, especially in the age of the internet. A lot of people who appear “alone” are rarely totally alone. They usually have friends online or in text on their phone. There’s a lot going on in their bodies and minds.
If it’s you or someone you know and you’re worried about it, there is a lot of help out there. The key to get out of it is finding something the person likes doing and get them to do it, like a class or a hobby that stimulates their mind, in some cases gets them out of the house, and builds self-confidence 🙂