Is it normal to want to be alone?

If you feel fine, you are fine.

It's normal.

I imagine that if everyone expressing a concern about their "alone time" had the following, they would be a lot more happy: A high-paying job; a career, actually.

Why? If you had a high influx of steady income and made lots of money, you could:

Travel, afford social subscription services (eHarmony,etcetera), doll yourselves up (via cosmetic surgery, fashion, whatever), and look super hot which equals unsolicited attention from both men and women, whether you want the attention or not.

Or, as "Scarface" said:

"In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women."

I'm just like that especially now

You've just grown apart from people. You'll find others. And if you want to be alone... Okay. Its normal.

Wow thanks for the feedback everyone, it was actually really interesting to hear what you all had to say! I asked this awhile ago and somehow ended up answering my own question by spending time (you guessed it!) alone. I'm an only child and my parents were always rather busy growing up so I spent a lot of time by myself. Over the past several years i've developed this habit of wanting to be around/with people a lot. On a friend basis and also intimately. Slowly my own interests became less and less relevant. My personality began changing slightly because others had rubbed off on me. Dreams I once had for myself became vague and obscure. It seemed like things were hardly about me anymore. I forgot who I was and all of the wonderful things about me that made me who I was. At the time I asked that question, all that was fading. I was stepping back and learning to make time for ME and do the things that I PERSONALLY want to do. It felt weird at first because I was always so social but then I got used to it and I'm SO happy I'm back to myself. I will never lose myself again :)

@chezychez you obviously haven't found yourself yet. Because if you did then you would be ok being alone. You'd learn to like it and appreciate it :). I'm in the process of finding myself and it's a beautiful journey

I'm in the opposite position. I feel alone. I can't take it. I get to do these things like "finding myself". They are good for a while and then once you find yourself, then what? Anyways, it might be good to do it for a little while but don't live life in isolation.

you made it like that so that is how you want it. when you are sick of it you can go out and mix.

Normal. Be a shut in. I love it. Peace. Privacy. And relaxation.

can i ask how old you are? do you actually live seperatley to these people or iis it just that you feel like that? This is something that occurs in alot of people who tend to be philosphical and people who have had similar such thoughts as far back as they remember.