History Main / HatesBeingAlone

Definitely TruthInTelevision since humans are social creatures by nature, although many of us share a similar desire for privacy as well. In fact, GoMadFromTheIsolation is a well-documented occurrence for people who have become truly isolated for an extended period. Otherwise, people who suffer too much from this may be diagnosed with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_personality_disorder dependent personality disorder]] or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_anxiety_disorder separation anxiety disorder]]. Some people with an extreme form of this may also be suffering from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autophobia autophobia]], literally the fear of being alone. This fear is actually a major symptom of [[UsefulNotes/PersonalityDisorders Borderline Personality Disorder]]; people sufferring from it often have a fear that people close to them are planning to leave them, which might be real or imaginary. Sometimes they will take desparate measures to stop someone from leaving them, which unfortunately just causes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'': Shiina "Usa-chan" Usami hates being alone in any way, shape, or form. She describes it as "Reverse Trypophobia"; where standard trypophobia is defined as a fear of clusters or patterns of holes, Usa-chan is freaked out by empty space or single objects. She tries to integrate herself into the Rentarou Family despite not actually being a girlfriend because for someone who prefers crowds and physical closeness it was perfect to her. Upon being accepted as Rentarou's 28th girlfriend, everyone surrounds Usa-chan in a hug that leaves her in bliss.
--> '''Usa-chan(happily):''' I'm gonna drown in this crowd!

* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'': Shiina Usami hates being alone in any way, shape, or form. She describes it as "Reverse Trypophobia"; where standard trypophobia is defined as a fear of clusters or patterns of holes, Shiina is freaked out by empty space or single objects. She tries to integrate herself into the Rentarou Family despite not actually being a girlfriend because for someone who prefers crowds and physical closeness it was perfect to her. Upon being accepted as Rentarou's 28th girlfriend, everyone surrounds Shiina in a hug that leaves her in bliss.
--> '''Shiina (happily):''' I'm gonna drown in this crowd!

* [[spoiler: [[Characters/AmphibiaMarcyWu Marcy Wu]]]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' reveals that [[spoiler: she sent herself and her friends to Amphibia on purpose because she learned her dad got a new job out of state and was planning to move. Not wanting to leave her only friends, she hoped that she and her friends could have adventures forever. However, when her secret is revealed, she breaks down crying, admitting she didn't want to be alone]].

Definitely TruthInTelevision since humans are social creatures by nature, although many of us share a similar desire for privacy as well. In fact, GoMadFromTheIsolation is a well-documented occurrence for people who have become truly isolated for an extended period. Otherwise, people who suffer too much from this may be diagnosed with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_personality_disorder dependent personality disorder]] or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_anxiety_disorder separation anxiety disorder]]. Some people with an extreme form of this may also be suffering from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autophobia autophobia]], literally the fear of being alone. This fear is actually a major symptom of [[UsefulNotes/PersonalityDisorders BorderlinePersonalityDisorder]]; people sufferring from it often have a fear that people close to them are planning to leave them, which might be real or imaginary. Sometimes they will take desparate measures to stop someone from leaving them, which unfortunately just causes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Definitely TruthInTelevision since humans are social creatures by nature, although many of us share a similar desire for privacy as well. In fact, GoMadFromTheIsolation is a well-documented occurrence for people who have become truly isolated for an extended period. Otherwise, people who suffer too much from this may be diagnosed with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_personality_disorder dependent personality disorder]] or [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_anxiety_disorder separation anxiety disorder]]. Some people with an extreme form of this may also be suffering from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autophobia autophobia]], literally the fear of being alone.

* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'', [[TheSnarkKnight Daria]] and [[CoolLoser Jane]] are an OnlyFriend example -- Daria especially since Jane is generally more willing to socialize. This is best seen in "See Jane Run" (Daria is clearly cracking after Jane starts hanging out with friends from the track team) and "Is It Fall Yet?" (where a temporary break-up in their friendship leaves both lost).

* [[spoiler: Marcy Wu]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'' reveals that [[spoiler: she sent herself and her friends to Amphibia on purpose because she learned her dad got a new job out of state and was planning to move. Not wanting to leave her only friends, she hoped that she and her friends could have adventures forever. However, when her secret is revealed, she breaks down crying, admitting she didn't want to be alone]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Arcane}}'', Powder has had a serious problem with being alone ever since her parents died. When Vi and her brothers leave her behind on a mission, she swiftly descends into a screaming meltdown. After losing her second family, she's so emotionally devastated that she throws herself at [[spoiler:Silco, the guy who was just trying to kill her family moments ago and was preparing to kill her, because she needs ''someone'' to cling to.]] Throughout Acts 2 and 3 of the first season, she finds herself having to choose between her surrogate father and her sister, and the threat of losing either wreaks havoc on her already fragile mental state. In the end, [[spoiler:after she's accidentally killed Silco and realized that she and Vi have changed too much for things to go back to the way they used to be, she is left alone again, and ignites war between Piltover and Zaun out of grief and rage.]]
* One of ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'''s defining traits is his fear of being alone, to the point that the first season had him [[spoiler: sabotaging Todd's rock opera]] in order to keep him as [[TheThingThatWouldNotLeave an unwanted houseguest]].

** [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rainbow Dash]] ''hates'' being left alone.
** [[GenkiGirl Pinkie Pie]] also doesn't take very well to being isolated ''[[SanitySlippage at all]]''.
** Twilight Sparkle plays with this since she started out very aloof and uninterested in making friends for most of her life. But when she finally learns to bond with others, she likes what she finds, and while still liking occasional seclusion, she is often shown to have huge insecurities at the thought of losing her friends and being alone again.
** Princess Celestia herself has this problem. When she briefly takes over her sister Luna's nightly duties in "A Royal Problem," she realizes everyone else is asleep. She spends a few minutes talking to herself, chastises herself for it, and then continues talking to herself. This contrasts with Luna, who assumed Celestia's duties of "smiling and being adored by everypony" would be easy, but her nature as a loner makes it much more difficult than expected.

** A later episode, with [[spoiler:The Collector already freed and having turned King into his playmate]] has him ask King to please let him sleep with [[CompanionCube Francois]] while he's away. When King refuses, since he only lets Luz touch it, he still asks him if he can just leave it sitting on the night table looking over him so he won't feel alone. King relents.

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': Adora doesn't have much of a problem being alone in normal circumstances, but she hates sleeping alone. She's spent her entire life sleeping in a Horde barracks surrounded by soldiers, so when she is given a big fancy room to herself, she has no idea what to do with it. After she accidentally destroys the bed, she ends up sneaking into Glimmer's room because she just couldn't sleep. Glimmer and Bow decide to have a sleepover with her for a week until she gets used to her new environment.

* Issei Hyoudou of ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'', most obviously when he can't sleep properly without someone else in the bed. Despite his usual bedmates being his stonking hot [[SheIsTheKing King]] [[LoveInterest Rias Gremory]] and hopelessly lovestruck [[TheCutie Asia Argento]], and his status as a LovableSexManiac, this isn't sexual. [[spoiler:Past experiences and deeply-buried but crushing self-worth issues mean waking up alone and thinking he'd dreamed all the girls around him is a terrifying thought he never completely gets over.]]

* In ''Fanfic/TheEarthAdventuresOfMonStar'', Star does not want to sleep alone because she is cold-blooded, being able to sleep better with Marco is with her to provide body heat.

** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]": Lestat de Lioncourt [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-IQr5bKMLs opens up]] to his boyfriend Louis de Pointe du Lac about how terrified he is of being alone over long stretches of time.

** In the second episode, Lestat de Lioncourt [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-IQr5bKMLs opens up]] to his boyfriend Louis de Pointe du Lac about how terrified he is of being alone over long stretches of time.

** In the sixth episode, Lestat discloses to Louis and Claudia that after Magnus had turned him, he had to figure out vampirism on his own because his maker had committed suicide, and it contributed to his abandonment issues.

* [[LoveableSexManiac Miu Iruma]] from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' may be a crazy and perverted inventor, but she is also a desperately lonely girl at heart, and evidently, her loneliness is a sore spot for her. She is embarrassed to admit her FriendlessBackground when Kaede confronts her about it in her second Free Time Event with her, and in Ultimate Talent Development Plan, she quickly gets dispirited when Toko points out that people cannot put up with her vulgarities, perpetuating her lack of friends. ''Ultimate Summer Camp'' has Miu telling Kaede that she is bewildered that Toko, whom she claims is an even bigger pervert than she, has a friend in Komaru (to which Kaede replies that Toko is much less abrasive). Her Love Suite Event also suggests that Miu has severe abandonment issues, making her loneliness worse; in the middle of an otherwise pleasant ChildhoodFriendRomance fantasy, Miu tries to invoke a BabyTrap plan, believing that it is the only sure way to keep her beloved by her side and prevent him from abandoning her.

This is when a character just can't seem to bear the thought of being left alone under any circumstances. Whether it be from a FriendlessBackground or a belief that LonersAreFreaks, they may frequently want to be assured [[YouAreNotAlone they are not alone]] by others, such as by seeking out company the moment they realize they're by themselves. Ironically, these characters still tend to lack friends for some reason or feel the effects of solitude despite all their efforts not to. Since they are not usually isolated by choice, they will often hate EatingLunchAlone, will probably never use the phrase LeaveMeAlone (although saying PleaseDontLeaveMe is certainly likely), and may even prefer walking AloneInACrowd rather than staying at home and being reminded they have no one to talk to or hang out with. In cases where the character does have either a LimitedSocialCircle or [[OnlyFriend only one friend]], expect them to cling to any of their friends (including [[NotGoodWithPeople pets/plants]]/[[CompanionCube inanimate objects]]) [[LivingEmotionalCrutch like a lifeline]] in order to escape their feelings of desolation.

* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', it is the grander issue in what initially appears to be just Zenitsu wanting to flirt with girls, he really has developed a fear of living his life alone and unloved as an orphan; at first when he was a kid Zenitsu just wanted to be friends with wandering orphans like him, but his moods pushed them away, then when he grew up to be a teenager Zenitsu desperately wanted to become a family with a bride as soon as possible, opening the path for him to get scammed by several shady girls who took advantage of that. After all the bad past experiences Zenitsu is then found by the old man Jigoro, who would go on to become his beloved master, someone Zenitsu considers to get his own grandpa, then his demon slaying colleagues Tanjiro and Inosuke, eventual close brother-in-arms, and finally his demon girl crush, Nezuko; by then Zenitsu's fear of being alone is en route to disappear, as he finally found people who made him feel like has a family to belong.

* ''Fanfic/TheChildOfLove'': Before meeting Shinji, Asuka was alone and she said herself she was right with that. But after hooking up with Shinji, she can not lie to herself anymore and she admits she hates it.

* ''Fanfic/TheOneILoveIs'': The three Children suffered from this in the original series, but it greatly increases because of the events of the fic. Rei no longer wants to be alone, and Shinji and Asuka (who was good at pretending otherwise) hate it now. The former tells he was used to be alone before, but after being in a LoveTriangle he can not stand it. And the latter sobs to Shinji she is sick of being alone during a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to herself.
* ''Fanfic/TheSecondTry'': This was a big part of Shinji and Asuka's personalities in the original series: they hated being hurt by other people but they also hated loneliness. At the same time, it was one of the hindrances to their relationship. Now they have finally got over their fear of each other, their fear of loneliness has intensified, and spending any lapse of time not knowing what has happened to each other drives them crazy.

* [[LoveableSexManiac Miu Iruma]] from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' may be a crazy and perverted inventor, but she is also a desperately lonely girl at heart, and evidently her loneliness is a sore spot for her. She is embarrassed to admit her FriendlessBackground when Kaede confronts her about it in her second Free Time Event with her, and in Ultimate Talent Development Plan, she quickly gets dispirited when Toko points out that people cannot put up with her vulgarities, perpetuating her lack of friends. ''Ultimate Summer Camp'' has Miu telling Kaede that she is bewildered that Toko, whom she claims is an even bigger pervert than she, has a friend in Komaru (to which Kaede replies that Toko is much less abrasive). Her Love Suite Event also suggests that Miu has severe abandonment issues, making her loneliness worse; in the middle of an otherwise pleasant ChildhoodFriendRomance fantasy, Miu tries to invoke a BabyTrap plan, believing that it is the only sure way to keep her beloved by her side and prevent him from abandoning her.