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    Default Can you cope with being alone?

    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?

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    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.



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    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.

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    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.


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    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

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    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.
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    Absolutely, because being around people usually requires wearing pants.

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    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.

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    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.

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

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    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.

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    I go both ways.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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