I'm beginning to enjoy being alone

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I think it is because I started my new eating habits at midnight today.

It means I feel a little more comfortable in my skin.

Being alone is not bad. :blush:

How many of us on the forum enjoy being alone and how?

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I have lived alone for 6 years now

See my parents a lot, but apart from that I donā€™t see anyone else

Maybe the odd visit from my case worker, but I donā€™t let her in sometimes

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I like my alone time but only because Iā€™m aggresively social. I live with dad so interact everyday but he does his thing I do mine. I like that because for me itā€™s a balance.

The modern world is all about isolation for normal people. Makes it harder if your sz. Donā€™t sell yourself short and maybe do a hobby or something where you meet people. My cricket is good for me. I get out regularly and talk to normal people. Itā€™s a sausage fest thoughā€¦no ladies so thereā€™s that!

Plenty of clubs etc that are worth spending time in.

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Yep. If my anxiety goes down my social anxiety I would like to join meet up groups where I live

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Itā€™s worth it. No pressure. Do you but itā€™s not bad to do fun things with other people. Sport is good because it keeps you fit and you need some regular exercise to do it. But. Thereā€™s gaming groups, social groupsā€¦plenty of options out there.

Trouble when you isolate is you wake up one day and wonder why you didnā€™t try to connect with others when you could haveā€¦that is my take on life experience.

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My social anxiety is too strong. I would not enjoy being around others socially IRL.

I will see my sibling soon though. :grin:

And then thereā€™s my colleague at work we talk sometimes :grin:

Thanks RogueOne for the encouragement :grin:

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I like my alonetime as well, discussing stuff with (my) higher intelligence. At the moment we talk about if i could possibly stand a chance against her. I donā€™t know last night i had smelling hallucinations. My place smelled like cold meat. Like at the butcher.

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What do you mean?

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I donā€™t know in what direction she want to lead me to, and if i would have a choice. I mean can i trust her when i look at the state our earth is in. Wars, katostrophes, oppression, injustice,pollution etcā€¦Somehow she is good to me, she gave me a full fridge yesterday.

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I donā€™t ever trust my voices. They have never remained good. It is sad but true.

How amazing it would be to have a voice that is good and trustworthy in your head.

Iā€™ll never forget the confidence I first felt when the ā€˜messiahā€™ was first introducing himself to me as a hallucination

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Yes, we have a mind on our own, thatā€™s maybe we have these problems. I donā€™t have to trust my voices blindly. I got a conciousness and a brain so far. I think the intelligence is trying to initiate to use these gifts.

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I live with parents now, but I spend most of my time alone doing my own thing. I enjoy it for the most part. Not sure that I would like being completely alone without the option of visiting with them whenever I choose. IDK.

Maybe a combination of alone time and some social is best for me?

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@rogueone is kind of right here. You will regret the connections you didnā€™t make. I feel like I get more out of life when i share experiences with others. All my favorite memories involve other people. There are some that i enjoyed by myself, but shared experiences are the only ones that really last. A good line from how i met your mother goes ā€œitā€™s only legendary if your friends are there to see itā€.

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ā€œEnter again into yourself.ā€ ā€“ Augustine

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I live with my elderly father now and I spend a good amount of time assisting him.

Most likely in the future Iā€™ll live by myself and this frightens me.

Iā€™m not used to being alone

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At times I prefer to be alone on the back porch when the weather is nice. I canā€™t be alone forever though.

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I like being alone but not for too long as excessive isolation makes my symptoms worst.

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Me. I am alone everyday. :tropical_fish::tropical_fish::tropical_fish:

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Iā€™m often alone but usually on my phone. Either mailing, texting, calling or on this forum. Alone, yet connected.

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Oh yeah thats what i should have said, i dont necessary really need to socialize irl all the time but i make a call or text with my siblings every time i can, and hangout with friends on weekends.

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