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Confessions 11w
why do people act like it’s a crime that i want to be alone sometimes?
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Anonymous 11w

They can’t fathom having a good time alone

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Anonymous 11w

legit someone came up to me and told me that’s how i’d get dementia like EXCUSE YOU???

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Anonymous 11w

I feel this post and the comments SO MUCH. ppl used to make me think I was crazy and gonna become so depressed if I spent as much alone time as I actually wanted

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Anonymous 11w

Yeah, it’s sad. We are so dependent on people that we don’t realize it’s unhealthy. People think I’m weird or strange that I enjoy spending time by myself when I’m at different places.

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Anonymous 11w

Isolation from is key for major self growth

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Anonymous 11w

Or they act like that makes me extremely depressed

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Anonymous 11w

These comments are all negative, they may be true, but there’s a chance that they just want to spend time w you and get upset that you say no more often than other people might. I’m speaking from personal experience as an introvert.

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Anonymous 11w

Nothing wrong with that, if it offends then they are emotionally immature or you need to explain to them it has nothing to do with them and you just need some space.

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Anonymous 11w

my boyfriend…

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Anonymous 11w

Literally, it started roommate drama with me and my ex roommates because I needed alone time

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Anonymous 11w

Isolation like a drug lol especially when you see how drastically different your life is compared to being in mfs faces all the time

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 11w

Being constantly surrounded by others provides them with a form of distraction, a way to avoid dealing with their own thoughts and feelings.

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 11w

at some point I was so ppl dependent I genuinely avoided alone time as much as possible in college. now I live in a totally new state, only interact at my job as a flight attendant, AND LET ME TELL U MY AURA HAS NEVER FELT BETTER living alone and really spending sm time w myself 🙏 ppl be projecting fr

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 11w

I also obvi stay in touch w my friends/fam over the phone and visit fam/friends on layovers / days off, but I LOVEEEE having this apartment alone in this state where no one can access me 💀🙏🙏🙏

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 11w

no one has to read all this I just had fun expressing it 😂 🙏

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 11w

as if it doesn’t already run in the family. baby you don’t gotta tell me NOTHING

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 11w

That’s the trap of one sided empathy. Being introverted or just not feeling up for socializing shouldn’t require a guilt trip or justification. Understanding goes both ways. If my no is seen as rejection, then their pressure feels like disregard.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 11w

True but that’s also the beauty of it. It may often feel like a guilt trip or friends just straight up annoying you and you might even think something is wrong with you. But it helps narrow out the people that actually care about you for you and the people that really either don’t get it or don’t care enough to try to accommodate for your lifestyle

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 11w

That’s a good point. It really does help reveal who’s willing to meet you where you are. I just think it’d be even better if understanding didn’t have to come after feeling guilt or pressure. The people who care shouldn’t make it harder to honor your own needs.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 11w

it’s not gonna harm you if you genuinely enjoy being alone. Being alone and being lonely are different things

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Anonymous replying to -> #8 11w

no fr like they project so hard like that 😂

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Anonymous replying to -> #10 11w

Oh goodness…

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 11w

very valid point #1 💯 also in general even w prioritizing my alone time, I find as long as I use the right (genuine) words of affirmation to show I care about the ppl in my life, just little moments of watering relationships/check ins etc like that goes very far 💯 and anyone who needs regular exhausting gatherings to maintain relationship jus not gonna like me as a tea flavor 😂☕️

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 11w

(no one has to read all this part 2 this is jus a convo I passionate about lol)

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Anonymous replying to -> #11 11w

SAMEEEE but luckily it helped me better understand my boundaries for future living situations / relationships and appreciate the relationships that didn’t expect that typa regular energy outta me 💯

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