I have said "never again" when on a solo trip a few times. I've made 6 now and the first 4 I know I said I would never go solo again but I kept on doing it.  The last 2 I've calmed down and know what to expect. I'm looking to start doing group trips again but I know I will always go solo if I have to.

The things that get me to the point of never again when solo have to do with the isolation and the goings on in my mind at the time. My last solo was the first time I took a dog and it did not have the feel of a solo at all. We were in it together.