What are the reasons you hide yourself from other people?

I have some social problems...

Paranoia and self-consciousness. Neither are anybody else's fault, but it probably has it's roots in something way back. There are only 5 or 6 people I am truly comfortable being myself with, the rest I am irrationally afraid of or too embarrassed to be around. It is a shame really, because I like people.

Obsessive. So far I have a homosexual transexual constantly touching and hugging me, he even smacke my rear end. Then there is his friend (girl) That admitted to liking me in a more than a friend way (Funny considering that I don't even see her as a friend). I decided to change college social groups so that I don't have to deal with them, but now that I'm in another group (The more popular group) I have been getting my armes groped by one of the girls in the little group. I don't see it as something in a weird way, although I'm curious as to why she doesn't grab people the way she grabs me...

I have two obssessors. You would think it being flattering, and yes, I think it's interesting being obssessed over, although it gets really, really annoying very fast.

I wouldn't say I hide myself, I just try to make it blunt that I don't want to talk to them.

Social Acceptance vs. Individualism, that's usually the daily conflict I face.

Social anxiety. I'm scared of people really and judgement so I just hide away. Sad really but hey-ho.

I hate people, so I try not to socialize IRL with them.

Because people think. I'm different and crazy, but I know I am. Most people don't understand I'm not from their realm. I got tiger blood flowing thru my veins.

I avoid people because of my random anxiety, I fear that if I get into a real friendship with someone, my anxiety will pick up randomly again and people will think im crazy, reinforcing their opinions that I really am.

Several reasons. I avoid my "friends" because I have resentment. And I avoid the opposite sex because they do not know how to act around me, so I tell them all to fuck off

because i feel shy especially if there's too many people around me

Because I am exploitable and have no defenses against whatever they might do or say to damage me psychologically and physically.
They have a tendency to make me hallucinate for some odd reason.

I have Asperger's Syndrome and often need some recovery time after seeing friends so I can have some space for myself.

I'm in the second half of my cycle.

Almost all of the people studying my course at my lever this year are cocky shits. Most of the Japanese people and the second years are OK, though, and I always say hello if someone says it to me.

All the people who I consider myself particularly friendly with - and those who are likewise to me - I can't see IRL because of cost and distance and/or I can only deal with for a small amount of time.

It's impossible to ever truly be totally yourself around anybody, no matter how close you are to them. (Yes, even my mum, boyfriend and closest friends don't have much clue as to my real personality).

I like being alone because it gives me the room and freedom to work out what needs doing in my own life.

I'm pretty much useless at starting conversations and much prefer contributing to them once I've understood what's going properly.

shy

For the most part I don't like ppl, I'm very social and friendly but I never allow anyone to get close to me. So I'm emotionally hiding from ppl.

I don't "hide" from people, it's just that I don't care about being social anymore, so a lot of the time I'm not.

I'm genuinely a friendly and cheerful person, particularly to those who seem a little socially awkward or are alone because I want to brighten up their day :D
Otherwise I'm having a misanthropic day.. which is often.
I feel I can be myself around my friends, but get sick of them sometimes.

Because I know them and don't want to make casual talk.

...I don't get this, is this about why you hid who "you are" or why you hide physically from people, as in try to avoid people?

If it's about the personality part, then I would have to say I hide 95% of who I am from most people I know.

Depends on who the person is and if we hate each other or not.