How Lonely are you? Try the UCLA Loneliness scale

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I got 20 and I'm not lonely at all. I had to put often for things like people not understanding me and for it being difficult for me to make friends but things like that don't make me lonely. I like being alone.

You scored a total of 35

Extreme Loneliness

You answered this quiz consistent with people who are suffering from extreme and severe loneliness.

A certain amount of loneliness is a normal part of most people's lives. But when your feelings of loneliness can become a bit overwhelming or more serious than usual -- like now -- it may be a sign that something isn't quite balanced in your life.

You may find that you could benefit by trying to reach out to others in your life -- right now. A close friend or family member whom you trust and talk to can go a long way in helping to relieve feelings of loneliness in many people.

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As a child i was forced to be alone due to my mentally ill parents. The consequence of that forced loneliness was horrible and i developed loads of psychological symptoms
Now i am unable to socialise and have become introverted.

I got 39.
I haven't seen any of my friends since August. Two weeks ago I met two of them and I was so unbelievably happy for a couple of days, but now I feel even worse than before.

I scored 38.

24 - moderate. I guess my score would be a lot lower if I hadn't answered "often" to the last two questions: "How often do you feel it is difficult for you to make friends?" and "How often do you feel shut out and excluded by others?".
That's a bit misleading since having difficulty making friends doesn't make me lonely because I'm not looking for more friends, and feeling shut out and excluded only happens when outside forces compel me to try to participate in some activity. I don't have much of an inner drive to do so.

32, extreme loneliness.

Scoring by hand is too much work.

Nevermind. Found the direct link instead of the stupid pdf one from the article.

37

I often feel like I can't tell the difference between "lonely" and "bored".

bored is a lot better than lonely. at least boring doesn't hurt.

31

This test is for NT's. These are social people who truely suffer if they have to spend 3 hours alone.

For us; we ARE alone, and for the most part we want it that way.

This test is not meant for us, and has little meaning for us.

I got 24, moderate lonliness.

19.
Questions 7 and 9 were where I scored the big points.

40 but I don't think the test is reliable enough.

I scored 21, normal loneliness.

I don't feel lonely at all, because loneliness doesn't bother me.
I only put "often" for the last two questions, all the others were "rarely" and "never" and a "sometimes".