The Existential Loneliness Test

Funkydorae's thread on existential loneliness made me want to Google it.
I found this quiz in the process...OkCupid | Take The Existential Loneliness Test

Sad Optimist



You scored 29 Socially Involved, 39 Alienated, 36 Contented and 51 Optimistic

While you are not heavily alienated to others, you are very discontented with your social situation. However, you appear somewhat optimistic, so while you don't appear to interact with others often or meaningfully, you beleive this will change. My guess is that you suffer from circumstances more so than elements of your nature and that you believe the adversity of the circumstances will eventually go away or be overcome.

Dispirited Loner

You scored 29 Socially Involved, 47 Alienated, 32 Contented and 24 Optimistic
Alienated, badly discontented, and mostly hopeless that things will improve. You're a lonely one. My advice is to take note of your alienation score; it's higher than it could be. Although in one sense alienation is a state in which your interests are not in harmony with others', alienation is also a psychological state in which you have trouble relating to and appreciating your world. Some aspects of your world are probably better not appreciated, while others maybe are. Nonetheless, working to transform the mind -- and/or meeting someone who understands you and shows you love -- can relieve you of a lot of alienation, thereby reducing your feelings of loneliness and raising your general level of contentment. Once this takes place, you may also find yourself more sociable, perhaps because you have less to lose by being social, since you're comfortable in the world without an additional friend. Consider reading Hermann Hesse's book, Steppenwolf.

Paradox

You scored 13 Socially Involved, 39 Alienated, 33 Contented and 30 Optimistic

Somehow, you managed to be quite socially discontented yet not alienated to others and/or your surroundings. Your social involvement score is low, meaning that you're apparently not highly social. The conjunction of these facts likely means that you're not significantly alienated to a certain group of persons/environments (e.g., a few close friends, a parent, or the natural world) while you are alienated to a group of different persons/environments -- in just such a way that alienation to the other group critically lowers your level of contentment.
Your optimism score is fairly low as well, which is probably the result of your current feelings of discontentment. You may want to consider a non-serious relationship with someone whose company you nonetheless enjoy. This could raise your contentment score and your self-confidence, while at the same time, not potentially resulting in a painful rejection. So, a non-serious relationship seems like a safe bet with potentially high returns.

Should-Be Optimist

You scored 26 Socially Involved, 29 Alienated, 50 Contented and 19 Optimistic

You appear somewhat socially discontented and not highly social, yet you're not deeply alienated to others, yourself, or your world. Your low alienation score and moderate contentment score indicate that you're probably alienated in some particular yet critical sense, as opposed to in general. So, you're probably not all that lonely and therefore probably have reason to be a little more optimistic that better things will come your way.

​huh?

Dispirited Loner

You scored 16 Socially Involved, 56 Alienated, 24 Contented and 19 Optimistic

Alienated, badly discontented, and mostly hopeless that things will improve. You're a lonely one. My advice is to take note of your alienation score; it's higher than it could be. Although in one sense alienation is a state in which your interests are not in harmony with others', alienation is also a psychological state in which you have trouble relating to and appreciating your world. Some aspects of your world are probably better not appreciated, while others maybe are. Nonetheless, working to transform the mind -- and/or meeting someone who understands you and shows you love -- can relieve you of a lot of alienation, thereby reducing your feelings of loneliness and raising your general level of contentment. Once this takes place, you may also find yourself more sociable, perhaps because you have less to lose by being social, since you're comfortable in the world without an additional friend. Consider reading Hermann Hesse's book, Steppenwolf.

Sounds about right...

Alienated Optimist
You scored 17 Socially Involved, 49 Alienated, 27 Contented and 46 Optimistic
You're a lonely one, alienated, not very social, and socially very discontented. Perhaps something terrible has recently befallen you, and you're trying to find your way out. Apparently you think there's a way, too, as your optimism score was somewhat high. I don't know how you manage to foster optimism under the conditions, but I find it admirable and wish you the best.

Sounds a bit like me. But I'm afraid I'm not always so optimistic, it varies a lot.

Dispirited Loner

You scored 20 Socially Involved, 47 Alienated, 36 Contented and 22 Optimistic

Alienated, badly discontented, and mostly hopeless that things will improve. You're a lonely one. My advice is to take note of your alienation score; it's higher than it could be. Although in one sense alienation is a state in which your interests are not in harmony with others', alienation is also a psychological state in which you have trouble relating to and appreciating your world. Some aspects of your world are probably better not appreciated, while others maybe are. Nonetheless, working to transform the mind -- and/or meeting someone who understands you and shows you love -- can relieve you of a lot of alienation, thereby reducing your feelings of loneliness and raising your general level of contentment. Once this takes place, you may also find yourself more sociable, perhaps because you have less to lose by being social, since you're comfortable in the world without an additional friend. Consider reading Hermann Hesse's book, Steppenwolf.

Realistic Optimist
You scored 31 Socially Involved, 17 Alienated, 53 Contented and 45 Optimistic
You're not highly socially contented, but you're confident that you'll get there eventually. You don't appear very social, and this may be natural for you, perhaps a gift even. My suggestion is to be patient and not worry much about past failures or missed opportunities, as the low alienation score is a good indicator that you have the potential to meaningfully connect with others.

Nice. Worked hard to get here.

Alienated Optimist
You scored 26 Socially Involved, 47 Alienated, 35 Contented and 39 Optimistic
You're a lonely one, alienated, not very social, and socially very discontented. Perhaps something terrible has recently befallen you, and you're trying to find your way out. Apparently you think there's a way, too, as your optimism score was somewhat high. I don't know how you manage to foster optimism under the conditions, but I find it admirable and wish you the best.

Your result for The Existential Loneliness Test ...



Paradox



You scored 32 Socially Involved, 39 Alienated, 35 Contented and 5 Optimistic

Somehow, you managed to be quite socially discontented yet not alienated to others and/or your surroundings. Your social involvement score is low, meaning that you're apparently not highly social. The conjunction of these facts likely means that you're not significantly alienated to a certain group of persons/environments (e.g., a few close friends, a parent, or the natural world) while you are alienated to a group of different persons/environments -- in just such a way that alienation to the other group critically lowers your level of contentment.
Your optimism score is fairly low as well, which is probably the result of your current feelings of discontentment. You may want to consider a non-serious relationship with someone whose company you nonetheless enjoy. This could raise your contentment score and your self-confidence, while at the same time, not potentially resulting in a painful rejection. So, a non-serious relationship seems like a safe bet with potentially high returns.