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What it Means When Someone Says, “I Prefer Being Alone.”
There comes a point human interaction is necessary to fully understand yourself.
To be honest, I think it’s a broken person that has given up on human connection who says they are comfortable alone.
I mean, I get it. Being alone is great after spending hours, or days with my nephew, or family. To come home to a place of silence is one of the biggest comforts in the world until the walls start talking to me.
I spend 95% of my time alone, or with complete strangers
It’s partly by choice, but mostly because I think I’ve hit such a level of annoying awareness I can see through bullshit. And I’m not just saying others bullshit, but my own too.
Every person I pick up with Uber who wants to “talk,” it sends me into complete analyzation mode. I hate that I do that, but I’m a pretty good reader of bullshit.
Once you become aware, finding people you relate to becomes more difficult. I’m not saying I am better than anyone, I’m just saying most are walking around 24 hours in a day with blinders on. Completely oblivious to their surroundings and the non-sense they speak.
