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* Sunset Shimmer was this in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks''. While the Mane Six have forgiven Sunset for her evil actions in the previous films and she has started a friendship with them, she is still trying to gain forgiveness from everyone else for always being a huge bully, and her constant failed attempts at redemption make her feel like she's an outcast who will always be viewed by everyone as nothing more than a bully.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', Amity Blight has her own GirlPosse, but it's quickly revealed that she doesn't actually enjoy their company. When they're shown having a slumber party in "Hooty's Moving Hassle", the other girls are all playing games while Amity is off by herself staring out a window. "Understanding Willow" reveals that they're not even her friends by choice, having been forced to hang out with them by her parents [[spoiler:who also forced her to cut ties with her actual friend Willow]].

* Yugi Muto, one of the protagonists of ''Anime/YuGiOh'' used to be this before he solved the Millennium Puzzle and met Atem. He was friends with his childhood friend Anzu Mazaki and had a great relationship with his grandfather, but at school, he was always picked on by bullies like Katsuya Jonouchi and Hiroto Honda, and he prefers to be alone in class to play games by himself as a result. His wish that he hoped to have granted when he completed the Millennium Puzzle was to have friends, and that wish came true after solving the puzzle, which reincarnated Atem's spirit into Yugi's body and punished Ushio Tetsu for beating up Katsuya Jonouchi and Hiroto Honda, to which they decided to become Yugi's friends afterwards. Yugi also began to feel more confident and brave through his bond with Atem that the emptiness Yugi felt in his life was pretty much gone.

* ''FanFic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'': Chloe Cerise is unfortunate enough to be someone who doesn't care much about Pokémon in a world filled with them. The fact that her father is a Pokémon Professor doesn't help; indeed, part of the ''reason'' she dislikes them is because he's constantly absorbed in his research, neglecting her... even while forcing her to act as his assistant. Her ChildhoodFriend Goh is obsessed with chasing after Mew, her classmates envy her familial connections, and she's constantly dealing with everyone's presumption that she will [[FollowInMyFootsteps follow her father's path]].

* Jade from ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' appears to feel this way, as evidenced by one of her "Jade with Tots" videos, where she asks why she doesn't have any friends she can count on. Even though she is friends with Tori and the others, she feels very uneasy about trusting them, fearing that they will mess things up for her, and it makes her feel like she has no one she can really count on and feels alone in the process.

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''

-->'''Freya:''' Do you know what it is to be alone among many and unable to speak your fears?
-->'''EMH:''' I think I do.
-->'''Freya:''' How do you survive?
-->'''EMH:''' I'm still learning how.

* Lena from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' is this when it comes to [[spoiler:being the niece of Magica De spell]], Even though she has no issues with friends and socializing with people, her resentment towards family is due to her relationship with [[spoiler:Magica, as Magica is very emotionally and physically abusive towards her niece to use for her villainous goals, promising to grant Lena freedom if she obeys. Magica has especially threatened to harm her new friends if she spills the beans to them about Magica, which has made Lena feel helpless and alone as a result. Also in the second season where she is afraid of turning into her aunt and losing her friends forever, which ends up revealed to be her biggest fear that causes her quite a nightmare that Magica traps her in along with her friends.]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', Amity Blight has her own GirlPosse, but it's quickly revealed that she doesn't actually enjoy their company. When they're shown having a slumber party in "Hooty's Moving Hassle", the other girls are all playing games while Amity is off by herself staring out a window. "Understanding Willow" reveals that they're not even her friends by choice, having been forced to hang out with them by her parents [[spoiler:who also forced her to cut ties with her actual friend Willow.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'': Boxwood Terrace being the small town that it is, everyone interacts with everyone at one point or another, and there are multiple events and contests held in the neighborhood, most of which Mitchell is involved in. Mitchell is shown to have two fans who gush over him when he arrives at the race in "Kid-Kart Derby", but despite all this, [[spoiler:Mitchell is a very lonely kid who just wants to have friends, but he doesn't know how to do it]].

The typical kind of issues that enforce this trope relates to personal problems like [[AbusiveParents parental abuse]], where a character is tormented by a family member that makes them feel scared and alone because they can't tell the people they socialize without of fear it will make things worse. Or when a character has a lonely lifestyle because even though they hang out with friends at school and such, they spend most of their time alone at home with no one to socialize with at the end of the day. Or when a character has a few friends, but [[TheFriendNobodyLikes that character]] [[WithFriendsLikeThese is treated poorly by them]], the character has relatives that don't interact with that character much, and that as a result makes the character wish that they had more or better friends.

In fiction, this trope is usually solved through the character facing up to their problems either by taking down the person responsible for their loneliness, that person who has accidentally caused their loneliness tries to patch things up once they realize their errors, or the character tries to change their lifestyle that is making them feel lonely. Those that don't do any of these actions just remain lonely for the rest of their life.

** While something of an InsufferableGenius, the Emergency Medical Hologram will admit to this in his private moments. He's an ArtificialIntelligence programed with a great deal of knowledge but NoSocialSkills as he was only meant to be a short-term supplement to the medical staff (who were killed in the pilot episode). Even after being accepted as "Doc" by the crew, the EMH continues to struggle with the feeling that they regard him as JustAMachine instead of a sentient being with his own rights and needs.

* Lena from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' is this when it comes to [[spoiler:being the niece of Magica De spell.]] Even though she has no issues with friends and socializing with people, her resentment towards family is due to her relationship with [[spoiler:Magica, as Magica is very emotionally and physically abusive towards her niece to use for her villainous goals, promising to grant Lena freedom if she obeys. Magica has especially threatened to harm her new friends if she spills the beans to them about Magica, which has made Lena feel helpless and alone as a result. Also in the second season where she is afraid of turning into her aunt and losing her friends forever, which ends up revealed to be her biggest fear that causes her quite a nightmare that Magica traps her in along with her friends.]]

** In "Extreme Risk", B'Elanna Torres is engaging in high-risk holodeck activities that put her life in danger, after suffering SurvivorGuilt on being told that [[EveryonesDeadDave the Maquis back home have all been wiped out]]. Despite the presence of [[ParentalSubstitute Captain Janeway]], [[FireForgedFriend Chakotay]], [[LoveInterest Tom Paris]], [[TheBartender Neelix]] and the EMH, B'Elanna never goes to any of them for help. Eventually Chakotay has to force the issue.

In fiction, this trope is usually solved through the character facing up to their problems either by taking down the person responsible for their loneliness, that person who has accidentally caused their loneliness tries to patch things up once they realized their errors, or the character tries to change their lifestyle that is making them feel lonely. And those that don't do any of these actions just remain lonely for the rest of their life.

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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', Amity Blight has her own GirlPosse, but it's revealed overtime that Amity doesn't enjoy their company. When they're shown having a slumber party in "Hooty's Moving Hassle", the other girls are all playing games while Amity is off by herself staring out a window. "Understanding Willow" reveals that they're not even her friends by choice, having been forced to hang out with them by her parents [[spoiler:who also forced her to cut ties with her actual friend Willow.]]

* Lena from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' is this when it comes to [[spoiler:being the niece of Magica De spell.]] Even though she has no issues with friends and socializing with people, her resentment towards family is due to her relationship with [[spoiler:Magica, as Magica is very emotionally and physically abusive towards her niece to use for her villainous goals, promising to grant Lena freedom if she obeys. Magica has especially threatened to harm her new friends if she spills the beans to them about Magica, which has made Lena feel helpless and alone as a result. Also in the second season where she is afraid of turning into her aunt and losing her friends forever, which ends up revealed to be her biggest fear that causes her quite a nightmare that Magica traps her in along with her friends.]]
* Sunset Shimmer was this in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks''. While the Mane Six have forgiven Sunset for her evil actions in the previous films and she has started a friendship with them, she is still trying to gain forgiveness from everyone else for always being a huge bully, and her constant failed attempts at redemption make her feel like she's an outcast who will always be viewed by everyone as nothing more than a bully.

* In ''Disney/FrozenII'', Elsa has a circle of friends, including a sister who loves her more than anyone in the world, but still feels like she doesn't belong because of her powers. Thus, when she starts hearing a strange call from the north that nobody else can hear, she decides to embark on a journey to find the source, wondering if maybe the singer is another being like her.

* Sunset Shimmer was this in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks''. While the Mane Six have forgiven Sunset for her evil actions in the previous films and has started a friendship with them, she is still trying to gain forgiveness from everyone else for always being a huge bully, and her constant failed attempts to redemption make her feel like she's an outcast who will always be viewed by everyone as nothing more than a bully.

* Jade from ''Series/Victorious'' appears to feel this way, as evidenced by one of her "Jade with Tots" videos, where she asks why she doesn't have any friends she can count on. Even though she is friends with Tori and the others, she feels very uneasy about trusting them, fearing that they will mess things up for her, and it makes her feel like she has no one she can really count on and feels alone in the process.
* In the first season of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', AlphaBitch Cordelia privately confesses to Buffy that despite being the most popular girl at Sunnydale High, she still feels completely alone at times and doesn't really have true friends.
->'''Cordelia Chase:''' Hey, you think I'm never lonely because I'm so cute and popular? I can be surrounded by people and be completely alone. It's not like any of them really know me. I don't even know if they like me half the time. People just want to be in a popular zone. Sometimes when I talk, everyone's so busy agreeing with me, they don't hear a word I say.\\

* Lars Barriga from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. He is social with customers at the Big Donut and has a friendship with Sadie, but he tries to impress the Cool Kids and be friends with them, but his low self-esteem ends up making him back out due to the fear that they won't like him, which ends up making him feel lonely in the process, so much so that he once asked Sadie if she has ever felt lonely despite being around people.

->"''Do you ever get lonely... even when you're around people...?"''
-->-- '''Lars Barriga''', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E30IslandAdventure Island Adventure]]"

* Sunset Shimmer was this in WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks. While the Mane Six have forgiven Sunset for her evil actions in the previous films and has started a friendship with them, she is still trying to gain forgiveness from everyone else for always being a huge bully, and her constant failed attempts to redemption make her feel like she's an outcast who will always be viewed by everyone as nothing more than a bully.

When it comes to characters having friends and being social, whether it would be because they are nice and friendly, you'd expect to see that character as happy and not the slightest bit lonesome. Well, not every character. The feeling of loneliness stretches out further than just not having any friends and not being social with people. It also stretches through emotional problems that relate to a character's friends and family, or just involve that character personally with their past experiences whether it would effect them emotionally or just remain as a memory that will stick with them as they grow. They may become [[SociallyAwkwardHero socially awkward,]] as a result.

The typical kind of issues that enforce this trope relates to personal problems like [[AbusiveParents parental abuse]], where a character is tormented by a family member that makes them feel scared and alone because they can't tell the people they socialize with out of fear it will make things worse. Or when a character has a lonely lifestyle because even though they hang out with friends at school and such, they spend most of their time alone at home with no one to socialize with at the end of the day. Or when a character has a few friends, but [[TheFriendNobodyLikes that character]] [[WithFriendsLikeThese is treated poorly by them]], the character has relatives that don't interact with that character much, and that as a result makes the character wish that they had more or better friends.

There are also those that feel alone when they are around people that don't understand their pain, usually if [[ItsNotYouItsMe they have a gift that they worry could bring harm to the world and the people living within it]], that they also feel alone because they believe they are too beyond dangerous to ever be helped by their loved ones that care for them. This is common among people with secret lives, and/or LivingADoubleLife, which may or may not involve TheMasquerade.

There are some characters that experience these kinds of issues but they keep them a secret either because they don't want their friends be put in danger, or because that character feels like their friends wouldn't understand.

In fiction, this trope is usually solved through the character facing up to their problems either by taking down the person responsible for their loneliness, that person who has accidentally caused their loneliness tries to patch things up once they realized their errors, or the character tries to change their lifestyle that is making them feel lonely. And those that don't do any of these actions just remains lonely for the rest of their life.

Compare to LonelyTogether, which is used for characters with these kinds of loneliness examples to relate to other characters that experience these same kind of examples.

See also AloneInACrowd, AloneAmongTheCouples and AloneAmongFamilies.

* Jade from ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Victorious Victorious]]'' appears to feel this way, as evidenced by one of her "Jade with Tots" videos, where she asks why she doesn't have any friends she can count on. Even though she is friends with Tori and the others, she feels very uneasy about trusting them, fearing that they will mess things up for her, and it makes her feel like she has no one she can really count on and feels alone in the process.

* Sam-I-Am from ''WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam2019'' is this in spades. Even though he's regularly a friendly guy who's very social with people and can easily make friends, [[spoiler:he doesn't really have any friends that are willing to stick around him for very long due to his clinginess to making friendship with people. Also because of his childhood life of being abandoned by his mother and has spend most of his life growing up alone without having any friends there for him. All of this together adds up completely why Sam is so obsessive over making friends with Guy-Am-I since he's the first person to ever wanna to stick around Sam.]]

* Lars Barriga from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. He is social with customers at the Big Donut and has a friendship with Sadie, but he tries to impress the Cool Kids and be friends with them, but his low self-esteem ends up making him back out of fear that they won't like him, which ends up making him feel lonely in the process, so much that he once asked Sadie if she has ever felt lonely despite being around people.

See also AloneInACrowd, AmoneAmongTheCouples and AloneAmongFamilies.

See also LonelyAmongCouples and LonelyAmongFamilies.

When it comes to characters having friends and being social, whether it would be because they are nice and friendly, you'd expect to see that character as happy and not the slightest bit lonesome. Well, not every character. The feeling of loneliness stretches out further than just not having any friends and not being social with people. It also stretches through emotional problems that relate to a character's friends and family, or just involve that character personally with their past experiences whether it would effect them emotionally or just remain as a memory that will stick with them as they grow.

The typical kind of issues that enforce this trope relates to personal problems like [[AbusiveParents parental abuse]], where a character is tormented by a family member that makes them feel scared and alone because they can't tell the people they socialize with out of fear it will make things worse. Or when a character has a lonely lifestyle because even though they hang out with friends at school and such, they spend most of their time alone at home with no one to socialize with at the end of the day. Or when a character has a few friends, but that character is treated poorly by them, the character has relatives that don't interact with that character much, and that as a result makes the character wish that they had more or better friends. There are also those that feel alone when they are around people that don't understand their pain, usually if they have a gift that they worry could bring harm to the world and the people living within it, that they also feel alone because they believe they are too beyond dangerous to ever be helped by their loved ones that care for them.

Compare to Main/LonelyTogether, which is used for characters with these kinds of loneliness examples to relate to other characters that experience these same kind of examples.

Jade from ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Victorious Victorious]]'' appears to feel this way, as evidenced by one of her "Jade with Tots" videos, where she asks why she doesn't have any friends she can count on. Even though she is friends with Tori and the others, she feels very uneasy about trusting them, fearing that they will mess things up for her, and it makes her feel like she has no one she can really count on and feels alone in the process.

Jade from ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/Victorious Victorious]]'' appears to feel this way, as evidenced by one of her "Jade with Tots" videos, where she asks why she doesn't have any friends she can count on. This is despite her regularly hanging out with the rest of the main characters, who all treat her as a friend.