Whats the longest period youve socially isolated yourself and why?

[Anonymous]

How did it go what was the outcome of it?
Where you going through something?

[Anonymous]

I would say my whole life up until recently. I was for some reason caught in the cool crowd. Probably because i was good at sports and decent looking and stuff. But I’m extremely introverted and shy and people wanted to talk to me so every chance I had to run away from socializing I would. I would sit in bathroom stalls, leave school, hide in a closet, etc. I would hide in my room. But I always did have one friend that I wouldn’t run away from. So I don’t know if it counts.


Now I’m a social butterfly when I go out, strange how that works. I think it’s because in college I finally learned how to talk to people of the same interests (about that topic) then what I learned socially spread to people without the same interests. I think social skills just didn’t come naturally for me. Sometimes I will kind of revert back and pretty much have a panic attack in a bar. Bars are still a bit much for me, the loud music and everyone talking. I also never try to go out, only when my fiancée wants to (which is a lot).

[BCRanger10]

A month, earlier this year. I was on an at-home retreat. I was asked to cancel as many appointments as possible, log off social media, and minimize interactions with friends.

[SecretsofKB]

About 6-7 months. Covid has just hit and my work was crazy busy and I had just broken up with my long term partner.

That was a long time.

[Asker]

Yeah i feel you i think I've isolated myself since covid been mentally distant from everything and everyone, its bad for your brain itseems so I've been fucking my brain from 3 years

[SecretsofKB]

Yeah. I've managed to come back out of it which was a relief though

[jennifer_bloom]

3-4 years and it led to a closer connection with God and new hope for the future, wake up bursting with joy and go to bed filled with hope.

[Anonymous]

I was being bullied. I tried to be social but didn't realize the people I was friends with were the perpetrators all along so it was like 4 years

[Asker]

4 years you isolated yourself after or during being bullied? And what happened later are you okay? Did you find friends?

[Opinion Owner]

While I was getting bullied I isolated myself and after that whole thing went down I went a wol. Or however you spell it. I basically went off the grid. And I am fine thank you. I've done so much soul searching and therapy that I'm not afraid of them and will stand up for myself if that ever happened again. I'll never call someone a friend again until I've known them and been their acquaintance for 5+ years..

[h3ll00]

It was 17 years for me and counting

[h3ll00]

opinion owner, follow me if you can. I might be able to have an insight from you

[h3ll00]

Thanks

[exitseven]

During covid I went weeks at a time with only seeing my wife.

[alice55]

1 years i guess, best time of my life

[Asker]

What did you do at that time?

[alice55]

Covid

[alice55]

lockdown

[h3ll00]

17 years