"Disappearing into your own little word"

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I was talking to my friend online (he's an Aspie too), but he told me how socially involved he was. I told him that girlfriends make me miserable and that, "Though I wouldn't hesitate to go to a restaurant with a friend or anything, and the end of the day, I like to be mostly to myself so I can disappear into my own little world." How many people here can identify with that?

Oh yeah, I much prefer being on my own. I can only be social for a few hours then I need my alone time.
I've given up on finding a boyfriend - who could put up with me and when will I get time to read, write stories, play video games, etc? I'm much happier being alone. Sometimes having another person in the house when I want my alone time can be too much.

To an extent. I was willing to give it a try for more than a date or two, but I usually ended up giving up when it was obvious they weren't for me. All of them in college weren't, really. I got together with one out of boredom, one out of flattery that she asked me out. And then there were a bunch of flings that were never serious but certainly weren't fulfilling.

Wow, though... when you meet the right one, you just know. Sometimes you don't know right away, but by the second date I sure did.

I like being around some close friends, but I can see where you're coming from. Every now and then they have to pull me out of my "own little world."

I have good times with my friends too, but while not outside, I drift off into my little world still. I should make a post for people to draw their little worlds. That would be interesting.

Me too, I love being in my own world. It feels like everything outside off me stops existing.

I can mix with other people for a while then I feel the need to withdraw and not socialize with people for a few weeks at least.

Then I read books, think, and "recharge my batteries" before going out to face the big bad world again.

"Disappearing into your own little word".

Am struck by the lapsus there. I think many Aspergers do "disappear into words". I think many people on the AS end/side of the spectrum are unusually vulnerable to the virtual reality which is language, and do indeed disappear into words, ( and/or other symbolic systems ).

I think language seems especially vivid/three dimensional to many of us, has a grip on us which it doesn't on most NTs, and that we may even lose touch with bodily experience as a result of focussing on experience mediated by language.

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I like orbiting my own private sun. My world is the most awesome place for me to be, in my opinion. Although I have begun to get used to having other people around (although actually interacting with them for extended periods of time is difficult, and results in meltdown) due to having a job with people in it. But I retreat into my self often. It feels good.

I like being in my own little world.

I like goin into my own little world...it's like goin on a mini vacation away from the stresses of everyday life.

I spend most of my time there! My ideal job is one where I can work by myself and socialize at lunchtime... maybe.

most definitely. i prefer to be on my own. I find the noise of talking by others, the cross-conversation and the whole social thing just exhausting. Today, someone dropped by to "check on me." People have been worried abut me. After about an hour they said " is that enough? is it time for me to go now?" IT always is. I said "yes."

I like people and i do get lonely. But I know i get so tired from interaction - as if some part of my brain that is not wired for human communication has to adopt a way of thinking that feels completely artificial, tiring and pointless.

It really is the square peg in round hole analogy.

I spent most of today in my own little world, with lead pencils, tree drawings and the sound of the rain and my cat and dog.

I have my own little world. I had imaginary friends until last year "im 16" and I still have little imagination spurts like when the LA riots broke out in the shower, or when that dinosaur chased me out of the woods, or when me and my friend joined a pirate quest "all in the last year, so think about that "


immature...? YES
fun.....? YES

^ How is that immature?

I like going of into my own little world, I take frequent trips when I feel like it, although sometimes when I don't feel like it I just end up switching of anyway. Although I do also enjoy being around my friends and that, so it would be perfect if my friend time and alone time were completely balanced, like 2 days with friends, 2 days in my world, 2 days with friends ...etc