There are times when I need to be alone. Times like this are usually when I haven't had much break from either work or family duties and I'm tired of looking out for others. If I don't have the right balance I can get irritable, it sort of takes over and I spiral into a descent of feeling undervalued. Nothing I do is appreciated. I know now (in a relaxed, neutral state) that this is not true but when I've not had chance to relax and rest I get a bit paranoid.
I like company and I actually prefer it but I also need time on my own. I think that people like me can be hard to understand when compared with people who are social and like the company of others at all times. I like to just do my own thing sometimes and this might seem like withdrawing to those who are social. It's not a comment on others, it's just part of me. It can be difficult with a family, there are responsibilities that mean withdrawing completely is not possible.
On the spectrum of solitude to social, where do you think you are? I would be closer to solitude but some way in from the pole.
I think I am in the same general place on the continuum as you are.
ReplyDeleteI very much need some time for myself...and as you say, that can seem impossible with responsibilities that are constant. When I get too much time to myself I can become unpleasantly moody and introspective. So I am not a hermit! But not consistantly social at all.
L.B.: I wish they would invent a mood detector and a remedy potion!
ReplyDeleteI love solitude. If I start to crave social interraction, I feel comfortable in smaller groups, especially with people I know.
ReplyDeleteThe job I have now gives me some solitude but also gives me little interludes of social activity. I can comfortably socialize with many of my coworkers when they pass through or if we have a staff meeting.