Could you live the rest of your life without human contact?

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I could. And in fact, I could happily live the rest of my life without human contact.

No criticism. No mockery. No drama. No hate. No envy. No rivalry.


Living away from other human beings is such a bargain discussing it is a moot point.

No... i MUST have human contact... hugs and kisses and lots and lots of physical contact... i would go nuts without it...

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No.

The hardest part would be not seeing my family and some select close friends, I think I would become seriously depressed if I had to spend a very long time without them.

I guess it depends on the situation. If there was an awful disaster and I found myself alone, I could live on in the hopes that I'll find others again. In a situation where no hope remains, it might be hard to find any motivation for survival. Humans are social creatures by nature. None of us would even be posting on this forum if we weren't interested in others.

I don't think I could.

Without occasional human contact I become depressed and feel like i'm accomplishing nothing with my life.
It's probably a biological imperative that all but the most blissfully disconnected people require human contact.
Although the sense of failure might be more cultural.

Can't say for sure, but probably yes.

No, I need doctors and I need my parents. I also need to see my dentists. I also need to see my doctors.

I dream of living without human contact. I imagine a place I can do all I like alone without people to disturb me and I can create what I need to live with.

Aren't ALL humans social creatures by default?
What kind of life would a person lead without human contact? A life devoted to what???

Not sure if I'd survive or not, but I'd try. (I don't know how I'd get food, and I'm physically pretty messed up and in need of medical treatment.) I wouldn't enjoy it though. I like people.

I had periods of my life where I was quite reclusive. It is not nice, it will f**k you up. Cabin fever is a big problem. It is easy to become paranoid. You start responding to every little sound.

So no it is not a good idea.

No! I have so many friends, acquaintances, and different kinds of relationships that if I just cut all my ties to them life would quickly get sad and lonely. I could never live all alone like that, and I'm thankful that I don't have to.

Yes, if I had lots of animals around me.

Although it would be nice to have a few distant neighbours just in case something went wrong, but I wouldn't need them for conversation or anything like that.

Knowing me, I would think that I could live without human contact...but in reality, I wouldn't cope. Sure, I would be ok for a while if I had animals with me...but eventually I would most likely kill myself from the lonliness of it all.

I don't think I could live a very happy life if I were completely alone 24/7/365- it'd just be way too boring.

And this is completely random, but I love your avatar, Zee.

Having said that I can go several weeks without seeing somebody. I think it is probably healthy to see someone around one a week or more.

I don't like constant interaction. I plenty of alone time.