Do NTs get upset because you dont socialise all the time?

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When I was growing up and my parents didn't know about it - it was my life story. They would say "Why are you sitting here? You should be out playing with those other kids."

Just to name one.

I can see how you get annoyed. It f***s me RIGHT off amd I get really mad thinking about those times. My mother got the pip when I gave up jazz dancing because the girls were bullying me.

But I never told her that... so I guess its okay.

Yes, it does. My mother doesn't seem able to understand I'm just not that social. I like to sit alone inmy room where I can be undisturbed myslef, and do whatever I like at the moment. She always wants me to sit in the living room, however, I don't want to. She doesn't get AS makes you a loner who wants to be alone. She will get angry or frustrated for not being social, but I can't help it. Why should I waste my time being with her just to satisfy her? I already do it, but she wants more. I think I do enough to be social.

More when I was younger, but less now. I think many of those who would push me to be social have become resigned to the fact that it isn't going to happen. People who don't know me well still get upset - I am sure there will be worriers this week because of Christmas and my plans - I do have plans, they just don't involve people. Without people, I can do what I want and there is no one to spoil my good time (and I have had years where I ended up in tears, was wishing I was anywhere else because of people bickering, or a husband who gave me looks that said very definitely that I could drop dead at any time, etc), and I don't have to deal with selfish relatives, or feel like a charity case when a co-worker decides I "need to go SOMEWHERE". People who don't know me will still try to get me to talk more, be out more, etc. I am sure that is lovely, but it isn't going to happen. I do try, and I can do social up to a point, but it is a very definite point and it has been many years to learn that amount of social - grace? I still feel overwhelmed at social events, especially if they won't end (like my sister's engagement party, some people were determined to stay until the booze was done, but I was really ready for the mooches to go home already! Ice crashing into metal or glass really can be painfully loud after awhile, too..). Thinking back, I spent most of the party wandering around anyway by myself - feh. I did just enough to keep people from thinking I was having a lousy time, without actually having to push my brain into overdrive to cope. Oddly enough, my sister was very impressed I did as much as I did, so I did well.

A little. They get annoyed when I'm not calling them. As of now, I need to call a friend... got to do that tomorrow, I think!

I run into that repeatedly at work. My boss can't find anything to criticize me on, so he repeatedly takes me aside to tell me I should be more social. I'm really getting sick of it.