What exactly is a loner?What is an introvert?What is solitude?What is the type of a person who loves being into his/her own world and love being in solitude,alone?Are you that way?
An "introvert" is someone who has (but not necessarily who "suffers" from"!) the inborn trait of "introversion". It means that they tend to "live in their head" rather than the outside, physical world (which tends to tire them easily) .. hence they choose to live of "solitude" to give them the substantial alone-time they need. A person who lives this "life of solitude" is called a "loner".
But being an introvert doesn't automatically make you a loner, as i'm sure there are introverts (introverted people) who have "fairly" sociable lives (although i think it would tire them out, but they just handle it somehow; perhaps one can be BOTH sociable & introverted??)
And neither does being a loner mean you a introvert, as da_illest101 pointed out above
a loner is someone who prefer to live alone and do everything alone. It's not always a preference
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What is the category that loves being alone in their own world?Autistic?Schizoid?Introvert?Loner?
All of them do.
With Autism (& Aspergers), i think their solitude is both due to being introverted (preferring solitude & solo activities) & being unable to deal with people adequately.
But if you're looking for a label to "call" yourself, i would use...
• Autism (& Aspergers) --> "Autistic" (or "Aspic"? lol)
• Schizoid --> Loner
• Introvert/ed --> Introvert
• Loner --> Loner
Society (in it's "infinate wisdom & understanding") & most people (incl family), probably use the following simplified/catch-all labels...
• Autism (& Aspergers) --> Loner or Shy or Loser
• Schizoid --> Loner or Shy or Loser
• Introvert/ed --> Loner or Shy or Loser
• Loner --> Loner or Shy or Loser