Preferring to be alone

[genetic]

Diary of a sociopath.

Please explain.

Enjoying ones own privacy does not equate to sociopathy. I suggest you educate yourself on the subject of sociopathy before throwing the term around without understanding what it actually means.

 

[Milano]

Extroverts are energized by people, and wilt or fade when alone. They often seem bored by themselves, in both senses of the expression. Leave an extrovert alone for two minutes and he will reach for his cell phone. In contrast, after an hour or two of being socially "on," we introverts need to turn off and recharge. My own formula is roughly two hours alone for every hour of socializing. This isn't antisocial. It isn't a sign of depression. It does not call for medication. For introverts, to be alone with our thoughts is as restorative as sleeping, as nourishing as eating. Our motto: "I'm okay, you're okay—in small doses."

Caring for Your Introvert

 

[PPLdude]

Are you a NEET by any chance?

Being alone the whole time is a dangerous path.

There's being alone, then there's being lonely.

 

[Milano]

Are introverts misunderstood?

Wildly. That, it appears, is our lot in life. "It is very difficult for an extrovert to understand an introvert," write the education experts Jill D. Burruss and Lisa Kaenzig. (They are also the source of the quotation in the previous paragraph.) Extroverts are easy for introverts to understand, because extroverts spend so much of their time working out who they are in voluble, and frequently inescapable, interaction with other people. They are as inscrutable as puppy dogs. But the street does not run both ways. Extroverts have little or no grasp of introversion. They assume that company, especially their own, is always welcome. They cannot imagine why someone would need to be alone; indeed, they often take umbrage at the suggestion. As often as I have tried to explain the matter to extroverts, I have never sensed that any of them really understood. They listen for a moment and then go back to barking and yipping.

 

[maumau]

I currently work part time for my dad, I was actually searching for a proper entry level job and was at home for most of the time but then my dad said I should help him and I thought why not

Working is good. It'll get you out and being productive is satisfying.

 

[maumau]

Thanks to everyone giving advice, I really do appreciate you taking the time to give it.

Sure thing (from my part). It's interesting hearing what goes through people's heads.

 

[ekske1]

I wanted to bring up a topic of people who prefer being alone in general, who enjoy their privacy and would rather do their own things.

Now I'm not saying that these people are introverts, they're perfectly capable of socializing and if they want to, they can spend time with others.

I myself am one of these people and some people don't understand that I like being alone, it's what makes me happy. My father thinks it's a bad thing and gets angry when I'm in my room for extended periods of time but I don't see what's wrong with that. If I have free time and I spend it in my room doing whatever, what's so different from doing it in the lounge or outside. And it's not necessarily something like playing games or listening to music, I can even be doing something productive. I feel like I'm not allowed to have privacy whenever I feel like it and instead only at certain times which is usually at night. Another thing apart from me preferring to be alone is being a quiet person. Just because I don't speak very often, apparently it's an issue that's affecting my socializing. If I see it necessary to have a conversation then I will do it but if I stay quiet, then I expect you to respect it. It's mostly the reason I spend some nights awake until 2am, because it's the only time I can be myself. I'm pretty sure at the age of 21 I can make my own decisions on what makes me happy, if I want to be alone then let me be. If I like being on the internet then what does it matter to anyone else. Yes they say balance it but how can you balance between something you prefer which makes you happy and something you don't prefer which makes you neutral?

Just needed to let out some thoughts in my mind and to hear some feedback regarding this.

Just a general thought:
The best thing you can do is to learn to be on your own if you have not. If you can't be content when its just yourself then problems will follow..

 

[WaxLyrical]

Please explain.

Enjoying ones own privacy does not equate to sociopathy. I suggest you educate yourself on the subject of sociopathy before throwing the term around without understanding what it actually means.

You sound angry.
Could be the isolation?