Anyone else like being alone?

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#1 TheAtheos
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http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200703/field-guide-the-loner-the-real-insiders

I really enjoy my own company. I have a couple of friends that I hang out with regularly, but I'm happiest when I'm alone. I'm not a shy person or anything like that, I can be social when I want to, I just rarely have the desire to. Does anyone else feel this way?

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#2 jerk-o-tron2000
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I do too.

So you're not alone in liking being alone. :P

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#3 Suzy_Q_Kazoo
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I need my alone time, but I also really enjoy social interactions.

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#4 AutoPilotOn
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I perfer being alone.
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#5 mike_me
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Another introvert here :)
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#6 Tsunami23
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I hate being alone. I let my wandering thoughts get the best of me. I create scenarios in my head that depress the heck out of me and get so worked up that eventually I begin thinking they are true. I love being with friends even if we aren't doing anything productive because at least I'm in company that could be my mind occupied. This is why I usually love being really, really busy.

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#7 LIONHEART-_-
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Depends on my mood, really.

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#8 funsohng
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I need my alone time, but I also really enjoy social interactions.

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this. and I live a little too far from schools and other rez to hang out with friends a lot so I often get left alone :cry:
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#9 deactivated-6016e81e8e30f
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I greatly enjoy the presence of other people, but I hate interaction with them, wherever that puts me.

And this is the internet; let's not even consider being surprised the majority are introverts.

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#10 jeremiah06
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Either alone or with my lady...
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#11 The_Gaming_Baby
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You're a loner, so am I. No big deal.

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#12 TheAtheos
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Glad to hear there are others out there. I just think its interesting how some people desire a lot of social interaction and others dont.

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#13 AutoPilotOn
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The only person I spend any time with is my GF. Other than that I like being alone.
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#14 Darthkaiser
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Glad to hear there are others out there. I just think its interesting how some people desire a lot of social interaction and others dont.

TheAtheos
There are many others mate, I am a very social person, I can get along with people really easily. But I must say I do enjoy my time alone, and I'd rather be alone that with anybody else but it's not like I hate social groups.
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#15 PernicioEnigma
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Yes, I'm introverted so I like to keep my social interactions few and far between, that's not to say I don't enjoy them I just like to spend most of my time alone.
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#16 rockguy92
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I perfer being alone.AutoPilotOn
Me too.
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#17 TheAtheos
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[QUOTE="TheAtheos"]

Glad to hear there are others out there. I just think its interesting how some people desire a lot of social interaction and others dont.

Darthkaiser

There are many others mate, I am a very social person, I can get along with people really easily. But I must say I do enjoy my time alone, and I'd rather be alone that with anybody else but it's not like I hate social groups.

I hate how introverted people are potrayed. It seems scociety finds us weird, what is the first thing they bring up when a kid goes crazy and shoots up his school? "He was a loner" as if all loners are sad, creepy people that hate eveyone. What does him being a loner have to do with it you know?

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#18 Bloodseeker23
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I do like being alone in some days.
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#19 Quaker-w00ts
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i prefer being alone, because I can't stand the idiotic people who inhabit New Jersey.

Sometimes :P

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#20 auron_16
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Depends on my mood.
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#21 deactivated-5c37d3adcd094
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I prefer being alone most of the time.
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#22 blo_op
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I love being alone but I hate feeling lonely.
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#23 Lief_Ericson
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no not really

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#24 PernicioEnigma
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[QUOTE="Darthkaiser"][QUOTE="TheAtheos"]

Glad to hear there are others out there. I just think its interesting how some people desire a lot of social interaction and others dont.

TheAtheos

There are many others mate, I am a very social person, I can get along with people really easily. But I must say I do enjoy my time alone, and I'd rather be alone that with anybody else but it's not like I hate social groups.

I hate how introverted people are potrayed. It seems scociety finds us weird, what is the first thing they bring up when a kid goes crazy and shoots up his school? "He was a loner" as if all loners are sad, creepy people that hate eveyone. What does him being a loner have to do with it you know?

It's because they get Anti-social confused with introversion, which is pretty pathetic really since the mistake is made so often.
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#25 rcignoni
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Of course. In fact, I sometimes ignore phone calls and texts just to be alone.
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#26 Rekunta
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People constantly drain me. They take energy and effort to be around. So I'm not so much sure if I'm introverted or just plain lazy. I don't have the energy to bother most of the time.

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#28 StarFire571
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I hate being alone. I let my wandering thoughts get the best of me. I create scenarios in my head that depress the heck out of me and get so worked up that eventually I begin thinking they are true. I love being with friends even if we aren't doing anything productive because at least I'm in company that could be my mind occupied. This is why I usually love being really, really busy.

Tsunami23

SAME HERE!!

Way too much stuff going on in my head.

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#29 TheFallenDemon
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I enjoy my alone time...

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#30 Dark__Link
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Yes, but at the same time I love being around other people. If I could easily hang out with my friends 24/7, I would, but I'm just so lazy that I end up spending a good portion of my time by myself. But I like that too.
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#31 TheAtheos
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People constantly drain me. They take energy and effort to be around. So I'm not so much sure if I'm introverted or just plain lazy. I don't have the energy to bother most of the time.

Rekunta

You're introverted. The link I gave is to an article that talks about loners and it brings up that feeling you're talking about. I feel the same way to after a full day of socializing with people, it really is mentally draining.

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#32 TheAtheos
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[QUOTE="TheAtheos"]

[QUOTE="Darthkaiser"] There are many others mate, I am a very social person, I can get along with people really easily. But I must say I do enjoy my time alone, and I'd rather be alone that with anybody else but it's not like I hate social groups.PernicioEnigma

I hate how introverted people are potrayed. It seems scociety finds us weird, what is the first thing they bring up when a kid goes crazy and shoots up his school? "He was a loner" as if all loners are sad, creepy people that hate eveyone. What does him being a loner have to do with it you know?

It's because they get Anti-social confused with introversion, which is pretty pathetic really since the mistake is made so often.

Thats true, and there is definetley a difference between the two.

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#33 carrot-cake
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I like my alone time, but I also like social interaction.

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#34 Theokhoth
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I like being a lone usually, but I don't want to be alone forever.
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#35 disharmonized
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Yes I do, or with one other person. Any more I cannot really enjoy.

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#36 branketra
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Mostly alone. Less need to hold back.
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#37 W1ckedGo0se
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I don't talk to many people... If I'm in a crowd it helps to be drunk or else I just wanna leave...
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#38 Empirefrtw
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http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200703/field-guide-the-loner-the-real-insiders

I really enjoy my own company. I have a couple of friends that I hang out with regularly, but I'm happiest when I'm alone. I'm not a shy person or anything like that, I can be social when I want to, I just rarely have the desire to. Does anyone else feel this way?

TheAtheos
Yeah most of the time I prefer to be alone.
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#39 Guybrush_3
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Being alone tends to feed my internet addiction I try not to do it too much, but when I get depressed I don't go out much. When I get manic I become super social. I will go days where the only time I am alone is when I sleep.

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#40 v13_KiiLtz
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People don't realise this but loneliness... its underrated. Anyway, I enjoy have the odd alone time.
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#41 -Tish-
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I love being alone. I make up for it by partying and whatnot on the weekend. Otherwise I'm a loner and it works for me. Lots of annoying people around me during the week.
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#42 r4v3gl0ry
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Yes, I do. I'm an intra-personal leaner, so go figure. Alone time is very important to me, but I love spending time with friends.

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#43 Vader993
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not really,i feel out of place when im alone

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#44 DJ-Lafleur
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Sometimes, yes.

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#45 PerfectCircles
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I don't like going more than 3 days without hanging out with someone. I like my alone time but I prefer to spend time with people even if its just doing nothing.
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#46 MajorSport
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I feel more comfortable when I'm alone but I also tend to get very lonely :( .
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#47 juden41
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I like my solitude.
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#48 -Water-Wings-
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There was a time in my life when I always wanted to be alone, that wasonly a year ago.I still like my "me" time once in awhile.

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#49 DmadFearmonger
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Well, I enjoy being alone sometimes and I enjoy being social sometimes. Just depends on weather I can be bothered getting out of bed or not. XD