Somthing a little different.

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Wintermute

Banned
Hey all,

I'm new, my name is Stephen and I'm 20 from the UK.

I don't actually have social anxiety, rather, I wish deeply to be a recluse. I used to be quite popular until about 2 years ago when I started to become more insular. It's not that something happened or anything - more It's been a gradual process of me simply becoming more and more introvert, and perhaps a bit more misanthropic.

I don't enjoy the nuances of general social interaction what so ever, yes it has it's function and all that but I just hate small talk. It taxes me, and I can't stand pandering to other people to maintain friendships. I've had plenty of friends in my time, and while friends can be nice to have - I'd personally say that in general friendship is overrated. Why work so hard on a relationship only to naturally drift apart after a few years?

I'm really quite happy to just stick with my immediate family and occasionally see some people who I don't mind. It is however, my sole intention to remain single all my life and have plenty of free time and disposable income to travel the world, and eventually be financially independent.

Is there anybody else who also feels this way?
 
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Nanita

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I can relate to that, though I do have fear/insecurity around people.
I´m not interested in smalltalk and I don´t see the point in most friendships that I´ve had, and I sort of "broke up" with several people that I used to see a lot.
 
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Rembrandt Broam

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There is definitely a side of me that would love to be a recluse; to just live completely cut off and removed from other people. The strength of that feeling comes and goes depending on how I am feeling about other people at any given time, but it's always there in the background.
 
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Wintermute

Banned
I seem to shift day to day...

Some days I am more positive about social interaction than others. The job I currently do requires a lot of social interaction, and I'm good at it (as I said, I have no real social hangups), I just don't necessarily like it.
 
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The Lost

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I can relate.

Why work so hard on a relationship only to naturally drift apart after a few years?
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^ tis how I perceive friendships. Nothing ever seems to last.
 
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