What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time?
What do you do during your leisure time and do you find it enjoyable?
Why do some people prefer to be alone most of the time?
I prefer to be alone. I typically don’t connect with people, and I don’t want to. I don’t dislike people, or feel like they are not good enough to be my friend, nor am I concerned that I am not good enough to be theirs. I just really enjoy being alone.
When I was in college. I had people with whom I used talk to, but I find that after several minutes of conversation, I have “had my fill” socially, and excuse myself. I never feel isolated or lonely, but after a brief conversation, I feel content and want to go elsewhere and be by myself. I spend time with some extremely close personal friends. Aside from them, I feel no desire for companionship.
I have always been like this. I am not unhappy, I do not feel excluded, lonesome, or depressed about it. On the contrary, when people push me for social interaction, I feel aggravated, uncomfortable, and pining for my solitude. When I go out with other people, I feel bored and sluggish, counting the minutes, and waiting for an opportunity to leave. I am not particularly shy, nor am I viewed as strange, or antisocial. I am normal and nice, but I just want to be left alone.
I hate being called, I hate getting text messages, and I hate the pressure to respond. Whenever I get a text or call from someone I don’t want to talk to, my heart races. Maybe it’s some kind of social anxiety but I don’t feel “anxious” in social situations. But I hate being asked to go out somewhere, and texting or talking on the phone feels tedious and forced. I like people, I just feel like my desire to interact with them is very, VERY limited.

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