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11 Aug 2014, 4:44 pm

LupaLuna wrote:
Being alone can be like a catch 22. You enter social situations and find yourself not only making a fool out of yourself but all your sensory percepters are getting slammed with too much stimulation and the next thing you know, your running for cover. And yet, on the flipside. You stay alone for too long. You find yourself wanting to get back into being social again and the perpetual cycle continues.


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11 Aug 2014, 5:38 pm

i dont like being alone, but i need it.

if im around people too long i shut down, become depressed, overwhelmed and eventually i melt down.

it does feel nice to be alone in my room after a long day though. just me and my computer, but even then, im not alone, I RolePlay with sonic characters with internet friends, i rather RP than actually socialize, its much more rewarding.


for me it really depends. if im with a group of people i cannot talk to, i dont want to be with them at all and much rather be alone, but if i meet someone with the same interest i want to be with them ALL the time. i think i like talking about my special interest more than socializing.


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12 Aug 2014, 12:25 am

I really like being alone. I don't understand why people think I am wrong, diseased, mentally ill and are personally offended by this. I don't understand why people spend endless hours and money trying to rid me and others of this preference. Maybe Devo had it right. Freedom of choice, Is what they got, Freedom from choice is what they want

It is just a f*****g preference


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12 Aug 2014, 1:37 am

Deb1970 wrote:
I just enjoy being able to submerse my self in my special interests that no one else seems to be interested in. It's really hard to explain. When I am with other people it distracts me from being able to think freely.


I'm like this too. It was only on Sunday I got an idea about something I wanted to make which my partner said there was no room for. I got angry and frustrated and told him " I'll think about it when you're not here" I cannot plan my ideas with other people around but when I'm alone ideas come easily.

I love being alone but I don't think I'd be happy being alone 100% of the time. I don't feel confident that I could deal with every problem on my own. I'd be happy if it were just me and my partner living in a remote place where no one else lived. Even then though I'd still need an amount of time alone from him. I wouldn't miss other people though.