How much do you enjoy your alone time?

[Siren777]

🥰

I have to socialize often and I enjoy being the life of the party but then I disappear for some time too...
To
Energize
Recuperate
Rest
Relax
Enjoy silence 🔕
Read without interruptions...
Sleep 😍
Enjoy life in silence with a completely blank mind and no drama..
I don't mind having a partner being this way too and needing some alone time and space from time to time.
I can easily switch off all social media and just enjoy the silence.

🤚🏼😂

I once did a social media break of up to a year...

😊

Are you done with everybody's 💩?

Do you enjoy your alone time?
What do you do in your alone time?
How long does it last?

[HighlyVolatile]

I don't for long periods of time. I wish I had that power. It's starting to seem like a superpower to me these days.

I might have a movie night or something to myself but I want to see people and socialize the next day. I'm heavily skewed towards the extroverted side of the spectrum; these past couple of years have been really tough for me.

I also can't really blank my mind so well. I tried meditation before and it just made me sleepy. I find for me, the key to grounding my mind is to talk to a good variety of people on a regular basis. They help keep me in check from going off the rails with thoughts and imagination.

[Siren777]

That's a good perspective.
I am like this because I have all types of friends and all types of energy around me. I try to see from their point of view too. I need my space even with a pandemic...

[HighlyVolatile]

I find I crave that sort of energy more than anything. I'm one of these:

[Siren777]

Interesting ! It is a superpower 😅
I am an ENTJ & Type 8 enneagram lol...

[HighlyVolatile]

I just took the enneagram one. I hadn't heard of it before. I got these results:

Seems I'm a perfectionist above all else. That makes sense; people have often said that to me.

[exitseven]

I enjoy being alone. I like to hang out by the ocean and just walk on the beach or sit on the seawall and drink a pepsi. Sometimes I like to go on a rainy day and sit in my truck and watch the waves.

One of my favorite places.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[sheikalana]

I enjoy my alone time very much. I have a job where I need to deal with many different people every time I go to work. I come home drained and exhausted from dealing with so many different types of energies. I really don’t mind staying inside on my own when I have some free time.

[jennifer_bloom]

I adore having my alone time, because I do joy meditation when I’m alone and it fills me with so much happiness, it’s like I won the lottery or got high on drugs. I have never done drugs but I know what it’s like to be euphorically joyful because of God.

[WalkingInTheRain7]

Having alone time is definitely important, I enjoy having time to myself, when I don't have to deal with people and their issues. But, alone time isn't all good. It's nice to talk to people who I can trust, and spend time with. Granted, I've felt like a bit of a social outcast in my life, so I feel lonely and rejected sometimes. That being said, I would say a balance between socialization and alone time is the best way to go. Socializing isn't always good.

[Wonderer89]

SO much!! Now that we work from home and all the lockdowns over the last few years it feels like I barely have any time to myself!

I still try to get an hour a day 2-3 times a week and a sleep in on sundays

[dustybiker]

I have my moments such as when I ride, but that satisfies far more cravings than just head space. I am surrounded by good people. Trimmed out the others, so don’t really crave it.

[Andres77]

Introvert... so, yes.
At the end of the day I'm so ready to NOT have to be around people anymore except for my wife and kids. And even then, as awesome as they are... I still need total peace and quiet for a bit.

[Cjbruser]

How long with your wife and kids?

[Andres77]

@Cjbruser I just get a little time alone in the evening... if any.
Most of my alone time is in the morning.

[Cjbruser]

I'm assuming your children are still fairly young because I get the impression they take a lot of energy out of you, which is why you feel the desire to have alone time for yourself.
Am I wrong in this assumption?

[Andres77]

@Cjbruser I always prefer to be alone... but I do love them and am very active in their lives.
When I'm alone I can be more proactive, when I'm with them I'm more reactive and I feel like I have to be more on my guard.
Kids are teens.

[Cjbruser]

Your lucky then. Didn't get the chance to have kids young, so they will definitely never be teens by the time I am in my 40's, and it honestly sucks tbh.

[BipBipLeddus]

I prefer my alone time to unwind. Beyond that, I just clean or organize. Then I get bored and lonely.

[Apulu_3]

Yes I do enjoy it a lot. I'm a Lone Wolf. I do my hobbies or act crazy randomly. It depends on how much it lasts.

[KolonKby]

Tricky question, I enjoy myself when I'm alone, but at the same time I miss going and doing stuff with friends or partners.

[kellytheman]

I love my alone time I just like being alone and doing anything I want when no one telling what to do. I could sitting around naked eating a ham sandwich if I wanted. I wouldn't do it but more of thinking I could lol.

[Alyssa_11]

I LOVE being alone or around my family. Being around other people drains me. I never used to be like this until the pandemic happened lol.

[DJB72]

I could easily go live on an island on my own for 3 or 4 months as long as I have my immediate family with me

[chulo1992]

I enjoy my alone time a lot!!! I can accomplish so much with no stress and/or drama in the mix. Being single, I get to have lots of alone time and my days have been pretty productive.

[loveslongnails]

I like it more than I used to. Guess I'm just realizing that too many people are just boringly stupid, and they probably think that of me too!

[Patmedley26]

I absolutely need it. Having company... especially large crowds is unbelievably demoralizing for me. I spend the vast majority of the time alone/away from people... and it doesn't bother me one bit

[Cjbruser]

Don't you get lonely?

[Patmedley26]

@Cjbruser Very rarely. I'll talk with friends and family from a distance if need be and sometimes visit them, but normally I'm on my own.

[Cjbruser]

You don't a significant other or a girlfriend?

[Cjbruser]

I meant to say *have* a significant other or girlfriend. Darn typos.

[Patmedley26]

@Cjbruser Nope. Never had a girlfriend, nor been kissed or even been on a date lol. I've gotten roasted for it too trust me.

[Cjbruser]

I hope very much that you are doing well then.
That has only ever happened to me once in my entire life. I guess life just had other plans for me, having autism spectrum disorder makes it excruciatingly difficult to for bonds, relations and performing even rudimentary tasks without always questioning it and postponing things.

And its not like I did not go out to socialize and have hobbies and activities. I practice martial arts, played keyboard and rhythm guitar, and liked riding my bicycle. Sometimes I wonder why I am even here on this world to live like this? to not understand why any of this happened too me and why a long-term relation with anyone never happened why I didn't objectively do anything wrong by just sitting around all day.

[Patmedley26]

@Cjbruser If I had to be honest I'm not really sure how I truly feel about it. While I 100% value my alone time, I do think about women and always wonder what it would be like to have that relationship/romance aspect in my life... however I don't really find a lot of women attractive (very specific taste) and I'm positive many of them aren't attracted to me either.

It's good that you have quite a few hobbies. Me personally I don't have a whole lot. I'm into gaming, learning about a lot of technologies, sports (used to play soccer and American football ) and working out/health and fitness but that's really it. I have an interest in some other things but haven't really gotten into them. As you've provided picked up on already, I'm very antisocial and boring... which doesn't help my case at all lol

[Cjbruser]

I haven't given up though. If I give up I will never feel truly happy or fulfilled. But I know that there will always be a large hole apart of myself that I know I will never be able to fill because those times are long gone now. I have to try and fill the holes that are still left before I finally meet my maker... if there is one.

[Deserter]

I like being around people and society but like with little communication from them. Like I'm an introvert but I'd rather be at a beach with a lot of people than a secluded one

[InferiorElegy]

All I have is alone time, would be nice to have friends or whatever but all life wants me to have is myself so alone time is all I get, and I'm ok with that.

[ANDYB88]

It’s essential. If I don’t get any alone time for a few days I feel like I’m going insane!

[Titanic1912]

I love my alone time. I’m usually in the studio recording songs and karaoke music.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

[Mystery_World]

I enjoy being alone to the fullest. Peace. That's what I crave for. It's important to have "me time" daily about an hour

[driven159]

love to fish by myself and enjoy wildlife myself alone

[Cjbruser]

Fishing sounds very relaxing.
I used to do a lot of bike riding myself when I was younger, I still do occasionally.

[nocturnalbreed]

My alone time is just bliss, Many plans and idea sometime just a mocking banter with myself 😎

[Likes2drive]

Yeah I do because I don’t get it very often but when I get too much of it then it gets to me

[Rudon00]

For me being alone is a great way to be the best of me in very way I can be

[grega239]

I dont really have a choice since no one wants to hang out with me anyways

[Emili2030]

Often. I have no friends. Acquaintances many. But Doesn't mean I don't understand friendship.

[DizzyDesii]

Very much so. I need at least 3 hours a day

[Citizenkirk]

Not as much as I used to 🤠

[Kkoalalita]

About an unhealthy amount..

[douride2]

I couldn't survive without my alone time.

[InquisitivelyNoxious]

I can't live without solitude

[Wise4myage]

I probably like it too much.

[Gwenhwyfar]

I love it

[moonpie89]

Barely.. I'm rarely alone

[Danny_dan92]

Incredible so

[Danny_dan92]

Typo. Incredibly*

[skyeee_]

yes.

[Babygirl_S]

Very much.

[anton_dee]

A lot.

[CubaPirate]

Quite a lot tbh

[Billblass]

A shit ton!