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Loners

applegrove

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2. I only wanted to socialize with good

Reply to TBA (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 02:59 AM

Jan 2015

friends when I was younger. Even then I needed muxh downtime. And it was because I was so sensitive. Now I have ptsd. So added to being very sensitive I relive the worst moments of being stalked when something reminds me of the situation I could not get out of, I need a very routine and solitary life. If I had been married when the stalking started, I would be divorced. I need hours and hours alone to build up my strength. Thankfully I am happy alone. And I can avoid triggers because I am alone. I don‘t know what people do who are in a relationship when they suffer from ptsd. Must be really hard. All in all I was doing the exact right thing for myself when I was young and sensitive and was trying to live a very quiet life. That was the exact right life for me to live.

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Are you a loner because you are sensitive? [View all] TBA Jan 2015 OP

It depends on the people I am around. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #1

Yes, small town life in Texas is the pits. TexasTowelie Jan 2015 #3

I only wanted to socialize with good applegrove Jan 2015 #2

Sorry, I need to check the group, I tend to forget to do that. My fault. hollysmom Jan 2015 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author shanti Nov 2015 #26

Being around people saps my energy. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #5

That's it. LWolf Jul 2015 #19

It definitely is!!! They wear me out! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2015 #25

Internet friends are not the same as real life friends. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #6

"Besides, I had to go see my favorite astrophysicist" Sounds like something I'd do. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #21

I've also seen my second favorite astrophysicist. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2015 #22

Wow. I'd love to meet Dr. Tyson. He seems like such a warm easy-going type of person. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #23

Yes, he is nice. Always ready for his close up, Mr. deMille. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2015 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author steve2470 Jan 2015 #7

I am certainly that way. People can easily hurt me, too. I just don't want Nay Feb 2015 #8

Practice Meditation Michael_wood Feb 2015 #9

I practice meditation, ellenrr Nov 2015 #27

Almost no one wants to talk about/do the stuff Taitertots Feb 2015 #10

+1. bemildred Mar 2015 #12

It was worse in grade school Taitertots Mar 2015 #13

Definitely it was far better in college for me. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #14

Yep, since second grade or so. nt bemildred Apr 2015 #15

Partly. bemildred Mar 2015 #11

I'm very sensitive, I feel everything around me. It's always been sort of strange. I'm not RKP5637 May 2015 #16

I have been very reclusive my entire life, don't know why. chknltl Jun 2015 #17

I can relate to what others say here... ellenrr Jun 2015 #18

I don't like to be around a lot of people because I know I very insensitive. mackerel Jul 2015 #20

My reasons for being a loner are so complex even I don't know why! angstlessk Apr 2016 #28

Not anymore. no_hypocrisy May 2016 #29