My new year resolution is to isolate myself more šŸ˜²

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I feel happier when I isolate. Iā€™ve tried interacting with people more and it sucks.

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I also feel happy alone. Not isolated. But alone for letā€™s say 50%of the time

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@anon92220549ā€™s at 50%. How much alone time are you thinking @everhopeful?

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As much as I can get. Iā€™ll go to my niecesā€™ birthday parties but thatā€™s about it.

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I think if you are content long-term that is okay. I just donā€™t want your relationships to suffer and then you miss them later.

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i isolate as much as possible i dont think anyone can beat me i dont even go to walmart when there is people i literally go at 6am before anyone gets there

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I feel like that too. I get into a bad rut with people where I reward silent treatments and other passive aggressive behaviors with meaningful dialogue. Itā€™s the story of my life actually. Now I feel used up and resentful toward all people. I donā€™t like the conclusions Iā€™m drawing, but I feel like others have consistently ā€œinspiredā€ my negativity.

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Iā€™m alone 99% of the time, even at work, if I could afford it no one would ever see me

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I hate interacting with people

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I tend to isolate a lot. Some people think itā€™s not good for you but I think some people are just more introverted than others. I am more outgoing when I am manic. Other than that, I keep to myself.

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I caught my step dad saying his neighbor does nothing all day

it made me wonder. Then he said, he might be a genius doing something in there.

Well, hell yeah, weā€™ve all got some kind of a life.

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Social ā€œnormsā€ are irrelevant. If it consistently makes you unhappy to interact with others, then not interacting is the right choice. Youā€™re making a choice to survive and be happier. Thereā€™s nothing wrong with that. :heart:

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Iā€™m with you. I only leave the house for 2 - 4 hours per week. Other than that, Iā€™m isolated.

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Living the life on a spaceship. Only connected to the outer world via internet.:blush:

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I too need alot of alone time to feel happy and not overly stressed.
I do have a few support groups I go to that I actually enjoy though.

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My alone time is so important. I donā€™t know what would happen if it was reduced.

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Iā€™m with @everhopeful. My happiest days are when Iā€™m home alone with absolutely nothing to do and nowhere to go. I spend about 70% of my time alone.

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I like chilling with my brother the most. I think I deeply love my sister but our bond is weak. I think. Iā€™m not sure about it though.

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I want to isolate myself completely, but canā€™t, and also know itā€™s not good for me.

My choices are basically annoyed as hell or sick as hell.

Phooey.

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If I didnā€™t have stepfamily near Iā€™d be totally isolated and up sh*t street without a paddle. I donā€™t do social interaction well, and have become quite asocial. Family are an exception to that. I see my stepdaughter and granddaughterā€™s quite regularly, the cleaner twice a week and a person to do the depot every month. Thatā€™s a big improvement on when I lived in Essex. Apart from that I donā€™t engage with anyone on a regular basis. I donā€™t count supermarket staff or similar. Apart from going shopping or to the doctors Iā€™ve not been out of the flat for over a month. Truth is outside of family I have no one to socialise with, wouldnā€™t know how to initiate such a thing and and pretty much keep to myself.

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