Is it normal that i like being alone?

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I'm 23 years old. I like being alone most of the time. I can't stand socializing with people more than 2 hours a day. (I'd probably be really bad at customer service related jobs) I just hate having to deal with people. I hate talking about myself or having to repeat my stories over to people. Meaning if something interesting happens, I like to talk about it ONCE and that's it.) I do have a lot of friends. But only a few best friends. But even spending time with my besties for a long period of time I'd feel overwhelmed and suddenly want to be left alone. I like peace and quiet. I feel like more people=more drama/headache. I don't have any trouble making new friends but I feel like most of the times I have to pretend to be nice to get along because I don't want to argue because arguments often leads to more talking. I guess I just hate talking in general. Is this normal?

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  • kik90
    6 years ago

    I'm 26 and I've been feeling like this most of my time people told me that i was a very quiet girl. i had a lot of friends before but I ended up stop connecting with them anymore after I got into some trouble.so I can not tell if you are normal or not.

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  • durridkbro
    7 years ago

    If you have to pretend to be nice, is it really a friendship? Anyways, I think that it's normal to feel
    overwhelmed by social interactions and to take a breaks to be alone. Just like you don't like social interactions, some people enjoy social interactions or hate being alone.

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  • Terrik1337
    7 years ago

    Computer Scientist here. I spend all day in my cube writing code and surfing the net. I spend about 1-2 hours per day talking with people face to face and the rest is email. It can get lonely, but I chose this profession for a reason, and that reason is exactly what you described.

    PS. Relationships will be hell. Your 23 so you may not have gotten to that point yet, but trust me, it's rough.

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  • idontcaree
    7 years ago

    This is the propaganda talking. Society has convinced people that they like being alone.

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  • sandnigga
    7 years ago

    You can still debate people and be nice about it.

    I dont know about your situation though. Id just say it depends on how much social time you get.

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