Do you like being alone?

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Flo_Evans said:
I love it.

I love being alone in nature away from all humans most of all.
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I know 2 people who spend a lot of time camping by themselves... it sounds really interesting.. I'm talking like long hikes + camping in places not very well explored and whatnot.

My brother is one of them.. he also flew to Mexico a few summers ago (he's a teacher so has summers off) with very few actual travel plans.. nowhere to stay lined up, etc. He was there for a month.. just backpacking around... crazy stuff.
 
I love being alone for a majority of my time.

Maybe 70 percent alone or with one individual and 30 percent with other people at a time.

I would not mind being alone for long periods of time. I actually do get nervous when i am in large groups of people for too long, after an hour or more I start looking for a secluded place to be by myself.
 
I just finished writing this big post about my life and after reading it I realized how sad my life looks :\
 
I appreciate my alone time, mostly because I like to play with all of my toys (books, games, TV, activities, etc). I was an only child and raised by a single mother so that may have something to do with it.

I was single for 6 years, even during college (I dated, but no serious relationships), and I was perfectly happy. I don't really have very many friends either. However, I met a wonderful girl a couple years ago and we live together now and I tend to get somewhat lonely when she is gone for long periods of time.
 
nVidiot_Whore said:
I know 2 people who spend a lot of time camping by themselves... it sounds really interesting.. I'm talking like long hikes + camping in places not very well explored and whatnot.

My brother is one of them.. he also flew to Mexico a few summers ago (he's a teacher so has summers off) with very few actual travel plans.. nowhere to stay lined up, etc. He was there for a month.. just backpacking around... crazy stuff.
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I think its a sense of true self sufficiency/autonomy. Home alone by myself is cool, I can watch/play whatever I want without interruption, but I can still call people (and they can still call me), order a pizza, post on neogaf.

When you get truly away from civilization and your cell phone no longer works, you can't hear any cars or planes, you have nothing but your own 2 feet (or a motorcycle ;) ) to get you back it is great. Being alone with yourself able to reconnect to nature and live in your own head for a bit without distractions is very therapeutic to me.

I would suggest everyone try it but some people get absolutely freaked out when their connections to society are cut.
 
Flo_Evans said:
When you get truly away from civilization and your cell phone no longer works, you can't hear any cars or planes, you have nothing but your own 2 feet (or a motorcycle ;) ) to get you back it is great. Being alone with yourself able to reconnect to nature and live in your own head for a bit without distractions is very therapeutic to me.

I would suggest everyone try it but some people get absolutely freaked out when their connections to society are cut.
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Yeah.. it sounds awesome.

I wish I could do it. I'm contractually obligated to respond to cell phone calls 24 hours a day within 30 minutes of original attempts to contact me. I can't even take a vacation without submitting a request that details exactly when I will be incapable of responding to calls as well as logging into my corporate VPN. Anything longer than 12 hours is completely unacceptable.. I haven't taken a real vacation in 4 years.

I don't think about it often.. but at least once or twice a week I have a freak out moment where I realize my cell phone has been in another room for a long period of time.. sort of a crazy feeling.
 
Flo_Evans said:
I think its a sense of true self sufficiency/autonomy. Home alone by myself is cool, I can watch/play whatever I want without interruption, but I can still call people (and they can still call me), order a pizza, post on neogaf.

When you get truly away from civilization and your cell phone no longer works, you can't hear any cars or planes, you have nothing but your own 2 feet (or a motorcycle ;) ) to get you back it is great. Being alone with yourself able to reconnect to nature and live in your own head for a bit without distractions is very therapeutic to me.

I would suggest everyone try it but some people get absolutely freaked out when their connections to society are cut.
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I think I could do this. I haven't received a call or text on my cell phone for a week.
 
The short answer is yes, the long answer is no. I'm alone about 75% the time except when at home and come Monday, I'll be alone even more because my mother and my oldest brother are going away on vacation, leaving me with my older brother who's barely in the house for a month and a half.

There's times when I'm walking downtown by myself and people watching and I'll see a couple walking by or a group of chicks walking by and wish that I had a chick with me because being alone means that I'm bored. When I do want to do things e.g. go to a party and I try to invite a friend, they never want to go, and I don't like asking my brothers so I go by myself. Then there's other times when I'm at school studying and I'll start getting depressed and wishing that I had someone to talk to. Plus I tend to overthink about what to do.

Weekends are the worst especially because I'll be home on a Friday or Saturday night when I could be out at a restaurant or a lounge watching a live band or watching free concert.

On FB it's bad too because I'll see friends online on the chat but I have no desire/no reason to talk to them.

Other times, if I need to do some thinking, or if I just want to enjoy doing something by myself e.g. play a game, or go to a social event e.g. the launch of a new game, or draw I like doing it alone. I go to the gym alone instead of with my brothers because I don't like chatting at the gym all that much and it allows me to focus.

For the most part though, I appreciate being in other people's company, because like I said, I'm alone most of the time and it bores and depresses me. Especially since I don't have an internship/ a place to volunteer at and because I'm out of school until late next month. That's why I like meeting people and whatnot. I crave social interaction and talking with other people.
 
I like hanging out with friends and whatnot, but it can be draining eventually.

Sometimes I just need to be alone to recharge.
 
nVidiot_Whore said:
Yeah.. it sounds awesome.

I wish I could do it. I'm contractually obligated to respond to cell phone calls 24 hours a day within 30 minutes of original attempts to contact me. I can't even take a vacation without submitting a request that details exactly when I will be incapable of responding to calls as well as logging into my corporate VPN. Anything longer than 12 hours is completely unacceptable.. I haven't taken a real vacation in 4 years.

I don't think about it often.. but at least once or twice a week I have a freak out moment where I realize my cell phone has been in another room for a long period of time.. sort of a crazy feeling.
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eek! I couldn't do it. I have a friend with a similar job and his phone is constantly going off when we are trying to catch up, or get a few rounds of soul calibur in. He will have to stop and call someone back and talk them through it or get to a computer to fix whatever the problem is. Gotta be a nightmare.

I am going on a vacation for 2 weeks and am not even going to check my email! wooohooo!! :)
 
nVidiot_Whore said:
Yeah.. it sounds awesome.

I wish I could do it. I'm contractually obligated to respond to cell phone calls 24 hours a day within 30 minutes of original attempts to contact me. I can't even take a vacation without submitting a request that details exactly when I will be incapable of responding to calls as well as logging into my corporate VPN. Anything longer than 12 hours is completely unacceptable.. I haven't taken a real vacation in 4 years.

I don't think about it often.. but at least once or twice a week I have a freak out moment where I realize my cell phone has been in another room for a long period of time.. sort of a crazy feeling.
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That sounds... horrible.

I like it 50/50. I spend quite a bit of time with my girlfriend and I cherish those weekends where you sit inside and play video games all day long, but too long and I get very lonely.
 
most of the time

i dont need a lot of bro time

i could always make room for the womenfolk tho

also as an only child ive grown up used to entertaining myself a lot
 
not always, but i do like my alone time.

i live with my girlfriend and enjoy the time we spend together, but many of my interests are solitary: reading and video games (at least the games i tend to play).
 
Flo_Evans said:
eek! I couldn't do it. I have a friend with a similar job and his phone is constantly going off when we are trying to catch up, or get a few rounds of soul calibur in. He will have to stop and call someone back and talk them through it or get to a computer to fix whatever the problem is. Gotta be a nightmare.

I am going on a vacation for 2 weeks and am not even going to check my email! wooohooo!! :)
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Well fortunately I don't get called all that often.. maybe a few times a month.

But that also has the unfortunate side affect of making it easy for me to forget I have this obligation. Hence my mini freak outs when I do remember. I do it for the money though.. on top of a high rate for my actual work, I'm also paid an extra 10 hours a week regardless of whether I receive a call or not.. and if I do receive a call those hours add on top of the 10 given to me.
 
i like being alone, i definitely need my own space but that's not to say i'm uncomfortable in company or anything. more that after a while of hanging out with other people i like to be able to go off and play guitar or listen to music and read.
 
i took the myers briggs type indicator when i started my job (i am INTP, if anyone else has taken it or cares). you are assessed on 4 axes, and the first is introvert/extrovert. this isnt necessarily a measure of how much you enjoy other people or whatever, what it apparently measures is your source of energy. so generally introverts have to expend energy to be with other people while extroverts gain energy from others. this made perfect sense to me because as an I, i can be around people for a while, then a little while alone lets me "recharge my batteries" and then i can go back to being with other people.
 
I like being around people. But sometimes if I go too long without being by myself, I get super frustrated. Sometimes I just need some alone time.
 
Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. If I'm trying to get something done, I'd rather be alone than be bothered and distracted, but I'm pretty funny and enjoy making people laugh, so I like being around people otherwise.
 
I really enjoy being around my fiance and my friends, but, especially where it concerns my fiance (since we're around each other all the time), I welcome the absence and enjoy being alone for some me time.

I get to do what I want at my leisure without the say-so of others. Gaming for 5-7 hours stretches? Okay. Sandwiches again? Okay. No chick flicks screwing up my Netflix queue for the weekend? Okay.
 
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I don't mind hanging out with people from time to time, but it depends who they are and what we're doing. If it's a few close friends having a quiet drink, I'd enjoy myself, but if they're douchebags who just want to go clubbing, I'd be on my phone researching creative ways to kill myself.
 
I pretty much need a balance of alone time and social settings. When I go two days without alone time, it starts to become a need that affects my mood. At the same time, I can't stand being completely alone for more than a day. Boredom just strikes at that point and I need some action.
 
I love being by myself. That doesn't mean I am or want to be a complete hermit, but I enjoy the times I get to be by myself. I also get tired of company thats needs constant attention or that can not stand a moment of silence pretty quick.
 
Of course I like being alone. Seriously, some people don't? I'm not saying it's great 24/7 but when you get alone time for a day or two, it feels really good. You can do whatever you want. Dancing around your house naked with a dick helicopter swinging around? That's me on my free days.
 
I enjoy the company of others as I'd imagine most people do, but I'm perfectly fine with being alone. I'm working a job out of town this summer which means I'm by myself five days a week (work withstanding) and I'm doing just fine. Gives me more time to work through my Steam backlog.
 
I like the concept of socializing and keeping many friends, and actively pursue it, but when it actually comes to socializing and entertaining friends, I find that I don't really need it and all I wanted was the alluring thought.

So yeah, grass is greener shit. I mean, I'm okay with being alone for most of the time, because I actually have things to do, but in the back of my mind I'm always thinking that somehow, by not interacting with other people at the moment, I'm missing out on something. When I actually go an interact with other people, I find that even though it can be fun, it's generally a waste of my time, and alot less fun than I had envisioned.
 
Yes I really do. I fucking hate people and I can't fucking stand them, I deal with them partially a day at work. I've dealt with them a lot in the past and I still deal with them while out shopping. I'm not afraid of them, I just generally don't want to be anywhere around them, especially the scum that lives in my city.

I'm very much happy alone, an antisocial shut in.
 
I like being alone but not for long periods of time, I like being around people but not for long periods of time.
 
I'm a pretty private person and I do like being by myself, but I do like making time to hang out with friends because there are just certain things that are so much better with other people. Conversely, (well for me) there are plenty of things I like to do just by myself as sad as that sounds.
 
A Human Becoming said:
I very much enjoy my alone time and need lots of it. Being around people drains me of energy.
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it really does. it seems like its the other way around for the majority of people. i love being alone but it's not socially accepted. people think i'm sad or depressed, they think i'm insane when i'm going alone to the movies or on holiday.

most of the times i just lie to people and tell them i'm going to meet a friend or visit a relative so i don't have to deal with their weird looks.

and i don't hate people, i love em but as i said they drain so much energy from me.
 
For about an hour or so a day, yes. Helps me collect and organize my thoughts.

I'm probably the most social anti-social person you'll ever meet.
 
I love being alone. I'm by no means a social reject, but people are fucking obnoxious. If I don't have to interact with them, I won't. Being alone is bliss. I live way out in the country, by myself, with nobody around. It's fucking amazing. I'm never lonely, it's always quiet, and what I do is up to me.

Dissonance said:
Deep down, no one likes being alone.
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Wrong.
 
Diprosalic said:
it really does. it seems like its the other way around for the majority of people. i love being alone but it's not socially accepted. people think i'm sad or depressed, they think i'm insane when i'm going alone to the movies or on holiday.

most of the times i just lie to people and tell them i'm going to meet a friend or visit a relative so i don't have to deal with their weird looks.

and i don't hate people, i love em but as i said they drain so much energy from me.
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I'm in the same boat. I'm fairly certain we both have strong introverted tendencies. I am much happier spending time alone or with a close friend or two. Meeting new people, or going to places where I have to interact with a lot of people just drains me.
 
Yeah for sure. I like being alone a lot. Like others said being around people is very draining. It always feel like you have to do something or be something you arent. Im a very weird person....And i like to be weird. So when i am weird, it makes others feel uncomfortable so i cant really be myself..And everyone always has their insecurities and little jabs and all this shit, that is so obvious to me its annoying.

Some people i can talk to for a long periods of time with no problem and enjoy it, but a lot of people i know are just draining. Especially at work.
 
im always around people but when i come home i like to be alone and secluded, gives me time to unwind, think and relax...

i avoid dramatic and emo ppl like the plague btw
 
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