

This assembly, and others like it, are currently filled with men. It is unclear at which point the group became male-dominated. It’s unfortunate that this path to healing does not appear to have been explored. Basically, Golman, in his book E motional Intelligence says that those who succeed socially are keenly aware of their own emotions and can accurately interpret the emotions of others. It may well have been a good idea to educate those suffering on Daniel Golman’s theory of emotional intelligence. The group is also attractive to people who suffere from mental illness and those who are on the autism spectrum. One can assume that there was a great deal of social awkwardness. It is not uncommon for incels to feel treated as if they were not able to do anything successfully. The only people who were turned away were those who threatened rape or death. “The Involuntary Celibacy Project” was designed to welcome individuals of either gender. Alana was quite courageous - no one was discussing this lifestyle problem at that time.Įventually Alana abandoned the website, discovered she was gay, and, reportedly, entered into an intimate relationship.

The idea was to try to find a community of like-minded adults with whom to share ideas, experiences, and collaboration on solving this painfully isolating situation.

The site was constructed so that she could express her feelings of being marginalized. She began a simple, text only, website entitled “The Involuntary Celibacy Project”. Alana, who is from Carleton University in Ottawa, found herself unable to connect with a romantic, or even a friendly, other. The term, which is still unknown to a large part of the population, was actually coined by a woman named Alana (no last name available),in 1993. This discussion is concerned with individuals self-identified, as incels.
