It has become habit for me, I know nothing else, I think the pressure society put on loners is unjustified. Some people are just not good at being social and if they want to be left alone why not?
I don’t know how to miss a person, have family, have people checking or caring for me. When someone enters my life my first thought is always, wonder when they will leave. Nothing lasts for long, they all leave.
I know a lot of it is me, I never change my ways, but hey, I learned to enjoy my time alone
Mate. I live a pretty rich social life but I enjoy my alone time for sure!
I’d suggest something that is important to you or a hobby or something. Something other than work you enjoy and trying to meet people that way. These days you can contribute and enjoy others on webboards like this …but with hobbies there’s others where meeting people is cool.
We are social animals and isolating is a big part of our illness but it’s worth it to try! It’s nice connecting with people who are different to you who have the same interests!
Oh I have tried the social thing and it only drives me deeper into isolation, as for hobbies my work leads to stuff to do, collecting, fixing things, preparing things to sell. Right now cleaning out the stuff I have collected, get tired of it as I do with people
I can relate. I really can. I know for me I like some connection even if weak. You can find yourself alone and wanting some contact. That is the problem. You know you’d like it but it’s easier to take the path of least resistance!
I’ve been both in my life. Horrible hermit and uber social animal. I’d like to think I’m a bit of both but I work hard at both. As I say. I appreciate my alone time. I really do. It’s important to me and I really dig it. But I wouldn’t stop myself some sort of contact. That makes it interesting at least and challenging yourself isn’t a bad thing!
Myself aren’t that sociable either. I enjoy this forum for a little socializing. Sitting a lot of times alone at home listening to the radio. My partner socialize so much more. We don’t sit on each other skin 24/7. Sometimes i enjoy being alone sometimes I don’t.