Can you cope with being alone?

[Midgar Mist]

Ive had lots of practice so I can spend most of the day alone, playing playstation/pc games, listening to music etc.... I cope with it very well, but I know some people can't. So I'm curious can you cope alone, or do you feel the need to be around people a lot?

[Laddy]

I'm an extrovert with extreme anxiety so if I stay alone I get really anxious do I usually at least chat with people or play an online game.

[Galuf]

I'm always alone out of school. I can cope with it because i always play games and stuff. Though sometimes recently being alone has made me kinda sad which i find weird because im so used to it. Hmm..... What an odd year 2015 has been. Normally i dont think/care about these things.

[Formalhaut]

I can cope with a few days, at most. I mean, I do actually rather enjoying spending time alone for like, a day or two, even from Mr. Carny. But I couldn't go longer than that.

I'm an odd person really, because I'm equally an introvert and an extrovert, depending. I'm introverted in so far that social interaction does tire me out, and I do need breaks rather frequently (and some social activities, like clubbing or dancing, really faze me), but at the same time spending time with company gives me a buzz.

[Pumpkin]

I'm a weird person in that I really need to be AROUND people, but I feel uncomfortable/drained when interacting with them directly. I basically just want people there not really engaging me. Other than friends or loved ones. Not that there are many of those these days.

I can cope with being alone though usually. Sometimes it will cause some dissociation and panic, in which case I usually hop online in chat or watch people outside or something

[Loony BoB]

In my current life situation I'm forced to be alone, and I manage most days okay. I find the hardest part is the silence. There are days I might go without talking once, and sometimes I literally talk to myself just to stop that happening, because it's oddly maddening.

I've lived for many years on my own before, though. Just something that happens. I feel that it's more important to feel loved, even if they are far away, than it is to be around others physically.

[starlet]

Absolutely, because being around people usually requires wearing pants.

[Midgar Mist]

You have a point there Starlet

im a full blooded introvert, but full blooded introverts still need to socialise in a more little and often way rather than all the time. However this Introvert has had alot of people misunderstand her (i mean me that is just to be clear) so even if its painful sometimes, I can deal with being alone. But I have to find a balance cos I can take socialising too far and overwhelm myself in a fairly short space of time.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I'm good either way.

Friends are important to me and some of my best memories are just hanging out with friends being stupid.

Although, I also find it very nice when I have the house to myself for extended periods of time. People are always around at work, or school, or wherever. When you're in your home by yourself, it can feel like a chance to truly decompress.

[escobert]

Yes. I do very well being alone. I'm also fine not being alone.

[SammieBabe]

I need a balance. I love alone time, but I'm a social creature. So I can handle a couple days alone, but after that it starts to really effect me and I need human contact.

[Araciel]

I go both ways.

[Psychotic]

I've been ill so I haven't left the house for a few days and it's been swell, apart from the ill thing. I've just been chilling and watching a monumental amount of movies.

[Del Murder]

I'm an extreme introvert and need a good amount of alone time whenever I spend a significant amount of time around other people (wife and kids excepted). I thoroughly enjoy those moments, whether it just be me or me and the family. If I'm just by myself for an extended period of time (a few days), I'll start to really miss my wife and kids and want them to be home with me, but very rarely do I ever long to be with a group of people, large or small.

[Crop]

Yes, I especially enjoy going on walks alone. I also enjoy being in small groups and large groups. I pretty much have fun in 99% of the situations I'm in.

[Shiny]

Being alone is a necessity for me for certain intervals of time. I enjoy the silence and lack of interaction a lot; always have for various reasons but none of them really bad. For the most part, it allows me to recharge and meditate. Every other person in my family never understood why I enjoy being alone so much.

[DMKA]

I love being alone, prefer it actually. Not having to answer to anyone is a wonderful feeling.

Except on my birthday and Christmas. Being alone on those makes me sad.

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

Yes. I can.

I am alone, but not lonely.

[Chibi Youkai]

Can't stand being around people for long periods of time. The longer there are people around, the longer that I need to be alone. Living on a ship was a special form of torture.

[Bri]

I do very much well being alone and not worrying about so many things and people that are a waste of time.

[KentaRawr!]

Absolutely not. In fact, I think being alone for most of my childhood and teenage years has turned me into a practically useless human being.

[Madame Adequate]

Not only can I cope with it, I require it. I am perfectly capable of spending extended lengths of time by myself and I actively like this state of affairs - the sole exception is Pikestaff, as I like being around her even more than I like being alone. In fact one of the main reasons I knew she was the one was when I realized that unlike every other human being I have ever met, I do not have an upper limit on how much time I can comfortably spend with her. That said, Jess came close to this when we were together and my best friend Michael is great to spend some time with.

I am both very introverted and solitary by nature, and I have pretty severe social anxiety, which adds up into me being Maximum Hermit.

[Ayen]

I'm hardly ever alone because I live with family, so when I am it's great! I can sit on the toilet for as long as I want!

[Aulayna]

Depends where I am. Somewhere familiar, like at home, I can get by just fine on my own without feeling lonely at all. In a new place, environment etc, I crave for companionshiop almost immediately.

[crashNUMBERS]

I love being around people and observing different energies and how they interact
I love being in the middle of that energy with a conscious head on my shoulders (no, not the center of attention)
but I couldnt be around a mass amount of people daily
Im very social but I need recuperation time too
aka I do like my alone time. I can cope with it