Are you reclusive?

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Do you prefer your own company to that of others?

Q. Are you reclusive?
A. No but previously. Now I spend a great deal of time on my own but am able to go out.
Q. Do you prefer your own company to that of others?
A. Yes. This is not a black and white question referring to above. I vary a lot but can spend anything from 10-30% of my time with other people per month in waking hours.

Yes I like being by myself but sometimes I like to have someone with me because I think it be great going somewhere with a person instead of by myself. But I have my boyfriend now and he does what I do so he doesn't keep me waiting and leaves when I want to leave so things go great for me. I tend to prefer to be alone because then I do whatever I want and don't have to wait on anyone and I can leave when I want to leave instead of waiting and being bored and anxious.

I would like to be reclusive, but nobody will let me! (Family, church, community obligations, etc.)

Do I prefer my own company to those of others?

A definite YES! And I'm NT . . . (really, I just like being alone, and being with my immediate family)

Kris

Absolutely. But I do know share myself with other people when I want to

Well, some have called me a recluse. One person said she was going to check on me because she didn't see my car move for 4 days! But I am not agoraphobic, etc...

I prefer my company to MOST, and apparently many like my company, but I would GLADLY welcome worthwhile company.

Very reclusive. Have been for years. If I go outside more then three or four times a month it would be odd. I am reclusive in the house, most of my time is in one room.

I don't mind others company on my turf, but it has to be limited. When grand kids come for an evening or two, I have a good time with them.

I'm just old enough to make my own rules now. I don't bend fold and mutilate to the rest of the world anymore. I like it that way. But even at this, I can get very nervous. Valium helps me get through the outside stresses when duty calls.

Reclusive.

I can generally find one friend to hang out with, but after a while, people seems to want to take advantage of me, whether they do it subconsciously or not. I am a success in the mental health realm. I have a job and am respected in my work. I don't have a car, I walk to work. I will be getting a car sometime soon, as soon as I get my promised promotion. I have stood in front of a group of fellow ASPies in a mental hospital and spoke to them as a leader. They want me back to talk again as a "success".

I resent being used sometimes, I don't feel that I use people to the same degree. I don't like to ask for help and pride myself in being able to take care of myself and to teach my two boys when I can (I have them every other week due to divorce).

Exclusively reclusively,

mojo123

I am not reclusive because I like to be around other people & observe them.

I tend to see myself as gregarious, but only on a superficial level.

I don't know what to do with most people other than joke around... a skill I honed in high school as a coping/survival mechanism.

Every once-in-a-while I find someone I can have long discussions with that actually feel good and feel intellectually positive.
I have had fun engaging in physical activity... games... with people sometimes.

Other than that, I tend to stay by myself.
When I lived back in Texas... actually, for the whole time I was in the Army too, I tended to go off into the wilderness by myself quite a bit.

In the Army, I was finally able to afford a nice SLR camera, a Pentax ME(even got a motorwind! ).
On my off-time, I used to walk all over the base where I was stationed. I can tell you that Ft. Benning, GA, and Ft. Bragg, N.C. have beautiful forests and LOTS of land to roam around on without seeing another person.

I'm extremely reclusive, and I only really like being around my husband and our dogs. But I do need a lot of alone time as well.

Oh yes. I am suddenly trying to get back in the fray but its proving too stressful!!

Yes. Always have been.

I sometimes think I might prefer company, but after any prolonged contact, I really feel a need to hide away with my music, my books and my thoughts.

Am I reclusive? I do not know... I go out every day just to wander around and make sure I get enough air and exercise and to escape the small space I inhabit, but I often go days without any real life human interraction. I do not approach people generally. However, if someone familiar approaches me, I will mostly try and talk.

Yes, I am very reclusive. I keep to myself a lot, people sometimes find me very aloof. I like to be alone as much as possible. I don't like it when people come too close, friendship and love can sometimes even scare the hell out of me. I tend to become nervous when people become too "close" with me, it upsets me. That stuff is too complicated, it's frightening, it floods me. Sometimes I feel a bit lonely, but most of the time I'm happy just being alone with my books and computer.

The only people I allow to come close are my parents, my grandma, my brother and his wife and my little niece. I'm used to them so it doesn't frighten me. As for all other people, I try to be friendly enough with them, sure, but I keep them at a safe distance so I don't get out of sorts.

This is what I feel inside. I wouldn't tell this stuff to anyone I come across in real life, and if I did they probably wouldn't believe me because none of this actually shows on the outside.