Armor95 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 In the last 5 years I have pretty much done things alone and quite frankly I enjoy being alone every chance I get. I have no desire for social interaction with anyone. Even when I have the option to go to movies with a friend I prefer to go by myself. I prefer to go bowling by myself. Is there anything wrong with me for wanting to be alone all the time or is this kind of to each their own thing and I should just embrace this as being the way I am? Is there such a thing as it being unhealthy to want to be alone for long periods of time? Link to post Share on other sites
jen1447 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 There's nothing 'wrong,' per se. If that's how you like to live, fine. But there may be some concerns, inasmuch as social isolation tends to just breed more social isolation, and you do need some amount of human interaction to be healthy. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Lani Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 It's actually pretty easy to get in this rut. If you're happy with it then that's fine, but if you're not then you need to just get off your butt and do things. You also need to be careful about maintaining any friendships- you can't refuse to see everyone now and expect them all to be there later if you change your mind. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lokin4AReason Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 you have to find that balance of non interaction and interaction .. in todays society unless you sell everything and decide to movie into the wilderness ( no interaction required, just survival ) Link to post Share on other sites
misspond Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 If you like your own company then that's all good. Just be mindful that as has been noted above it can be hard to break free of the habit if you do feel like having some company. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
serial muse Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I don't know about this, intensive message board posting kind of seems like reaching out for social interaction to me. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
misspond Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I don't know about this, intensive message board posting kind of seems like reaching out for social interaction to me. Good point. Link to post Share on other sites
regine_phalange Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Are you alone all the time? Don't you have social interaction with people at school or work or family? I bet you do. Maybe that's enough for you and I think that's fine. Everyone has different needs. The problem would be if you craved social interaction and you didn't have anyone. Link to post Share on other sites
newmoon Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 we all need human interaction to survive and it's been proven time and time again that people who shut themselves off from others are less emotionally and physically healthy. it's fine to do a majority of things alone, but you don't want to isolate yourself to such an extent that you're confiding in your cats. you should be able to at least call upon a few close friends or family from time to time that you can go out with. lots of people enjoy their own company and solo activities, but you still need people in your life. if you at least have people you can go out with, you're fine. Link to post Share on other sites
Valkyriah Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I'd say I'm pretty far over on the introvert side of things, but I still want/need to interact with people. I tend to be really close to a few people. I truly do like doing things alone - but not all things or all the time. I'm trying to challenge myself to do more with people because I'm usually pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoy it - until I get to the point where I need to recharge my energy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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