Subjective Experience of Loneliness Scale, SEL Test - the question form

1. Lately, I have had situations where there was no one to turn to for advice or to talk to about my problems.

2. I always have someone to share my thoughts with.

3. I feel that people close to me do not understand me.

4. I often have no one to confide in about everything that is on my mind.

5. There are people who support me when I am going through a difficult time.

6. I always try to find time to be by myself.

7. At times, I feel lost and isolated from other people.

8. I often notice that people around me are indifferent; even in a crowd, I feel alone.

9. I rarely get absorbed in my own thoughts.

10. Feeling detached (distant) from everything that is happening is typical for me.

11. I do not feel separated from others.

12. Recently, I have felt apathetic or indifferent to everything that is happening.

13. My independence often leads people to distance themselves from me.

14. When I am in a group of people, I often feel lonely.

15. Lately, I have perceived the world as something alien and not belonging to me.

16. Sometimes I feel that no one needs me.

17. At times, I feel lonely because of my self-confidence.