blueyonder Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Does anyone else love being alone?i love being alone, LOVE it. When I'm alone, I feel SO free and peaceful. sometimes i feel bored, but NEVER lonely. If I feel bored, I can just read a book or go for a walk outside, and then I don't feel bored anymore.When I'm alone I feel like I can never be misunderstood, and I don't have to struggle to understand another person and I feel so great because I know that no one is going to make any demands on me that I don't want to fulfill. And I feel safe from the unpredictability of others. Other people's voices annoy me so much, they are so noisy, and always asking for more. They talk at such high volumes. I don't enjoy having the eyes of other people looking at me, they stare and I hate it!Whenever I have to attend a social occasion, I feel so overwhelmed! It's really difficult to perform the long list of things that other people expect, and my heart isn't in it. I think, "Do I really have to do this?" And I can't see why I have to do it, or why it's so important to other people - it's not important to me! I don't want the things that they want! I always do the wrong thing, and I just can't stand it all. It just stresses me out, I can't perform according to the expectations of others. The idea of being in an intimate relationship seems to me like attending a social engagement CONSTANTLY, without ever getting to go home. I was in a long term relationship before, I hated it, it was just like that! The other person just won't leave me alone! Unlimited expectations, I can only disappoint! But I'm naked in that situation, I have no defenses!Some people feel a strong need to be with other people, I'm not like that! There are so many good things about being alone. I love peace and quiet, I don't enjoy talking, it's so confusing, the other person never says what they really mean, and they are always trying to manipulate me by giving me little reasons why I should do something, but the real reason is just because they want me to do that thing. There are definitely good things about being alone, and I'm so happy that I don't need to be with other people. I wish that other people who are lonely could feel a bit more like I feel, and enjoy the good things about being alone. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paracelsus Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Does anyone else love being alone?i love being alone, LOVE it. When I'm alone, I feel SO free and peaceful. sometimes i feel bored, but NEVER lonely. If I feel bored, I can just read a book or go for a walk outside, and then I don't feel bored anymore.When I'm alone I feel like I can never be misunderstood, and I don't have to struggle to understand another person and I feel so great because I know that no one is going to make any demands on me that I don't want to fulfill. And I feel safe from the unpredictability of others. Other people's voices annoy me so much, they are so noisy, and always asking for more. They talk at such high volumes. I don't enjoy having the eyes of other people looking at me, they stare and I hate it!Whenever I have to attend a social occasion, I feel so overwhelmed! It's really difficult to perform the long list of things that other people expect, and my heart isn't in it. I think, "Do I really have to do this?" And I can't see why I have to do it, or why it's so important to other people - it's not important to me! I don't want the things that they want! I always do the wrong thing, and I just can't stand it all. It just stresses me out, I can't perform according to the expectations of others. The idea of being in an intimate relationship seems to me like attending a social engagement CONSTANTLY, without ever getting to go home. I was in a long term relationship before, I hated it, it was just like that! The other person just won't leave me alone! Unlimited expectations, I can only disappoint! But I'm naked in that situation, I have no defenses!Some people feel a strong need to be with other people, I'm not like that! There are so many good things about being alone. I love peace and quiet, I don't enjoy talking, it's so confusing, the other person never says what they really mean, and they are always trying to manipulate me by giving me little reasons why I should do something, but the real reason is just because they want me to do that thing. There are definitely good things about being alone, and I'm so happy that I don't need to be with other people. I wish that other people who are lonely could feel a bit more like I feel, and enjoy the good things about being alone.That's very nice thinking and writing you provided!I too love being alone. I need to be alone in order to balance myself. I also like to hang out with people especially with my family.I'm definitely in the class of people that needs alone time though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueyonder Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yeah, I think it's very healthy to want to spend time with loved ones. Not everyone's like me, which is a good thing!!!! :-) But there are some great things about being alone! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paracelsus Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yeah, I think it's very healthy to want to spend time with loved ones. Not everyone's like me, which is a good thing!!!! :-) But there are some great things about being alone!It's a good thing that everyone isn't like me too...What I meant to say is that it's very healthy to accept that you like to be alone. Everybody is different and, we get to a point in life where, we need to accept ourselves.Self acceptance is one of the biggest steps that many of us face....Without it we're in trouble.Do well my friend!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourHandInMine Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 being alone is the only time I feel safe and normal. I rarely get bored but when I do I just relax to music and let my mind drift away. I do believe though you need some interaction with people sometimes, with the same problem like these forums it helps to know im not truly alone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tollmeyer Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I enjoy being alone, took a long time to adapt and now it's partly a defence mechanism to having been burned/forgotten so many times. Admittably there are times when i hate being alone but the fact I am comfortable being alone means I can now choose who I let in to my life and avoid any major triggers that could send me out of control. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucapabra Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I used to like being alone but not anymore :( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roseyssassafras Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I need both to survive. I am a type of person who needs everything to balance out. So I need times where I can be alone, but I also have times where I need people. I have spent most of my life alone and while there are many wonderful things that come from it, it also causes a great deal of pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svendorrian Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 generaly speaking, yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazydayz Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I like this topic, thanks for sharing! I'm not sure if I like being alone or not. I have a lot of trouble relating to people especially my family and them relating to me I think too, so being alone is definitely a comfort and a safe place. But at the same time when I'm alone I don't do much and I worry that I'm not getting enough "mental stimulation" so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
write4life Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I love being alone too. I really do. I'm a housewife and I enjoy the time when my husband's at work but on the other hand I can't wait for him to get home every day. So I'm not completely alone, I guess, and I'd be devastated if I ever didn't have him. But even when he's home it's not like we're all up in each others business the entire time. I need a balance of alone time/husband time. But I hate going out. HATE. I need exactly ZERO out-of-the-house time. I get very anxious when I know I have to go somewhere...especially social events. I avoid them at all costs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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