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Walleye

(36,394 posts)

5. I am the same, small talk and casual encounters add to the quality of my life

Reply to elocs (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2023, 12:11 PM

Jan 2023

I have one best friend I see sometimes mostly text with her and my friend in New Mexico. I’ve known both of them for 50 years. I’ve tried making new friends but it’s incredibly stressful.And I know people suggest volunteer work etc. I just don’t think I would fit in

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Wow! I didn't know there was a DU loners group. [View all] elocs Jan 2023 OP

Loners have groups? Ocelot II Jan 2023 #1

+++ JohnSJ Jan 2023 #2

I wouldn't call myself unsociable but rather non-sociable. elocs Jan 2023 #19

There's not a lot of activity. CrispyQ Jan 2023 #3

I don't know...maybe it's like Groucho said, I don't know if I could belong to a club elocs Jan 2023 #20

Life of the party? Ha. Warpy Jan 2023 #4

What I would do at a work Christmas party: elocs Jan 2023 #18

I am the same, small talk and casual encounters add to the quality of my life Walleye Jan 2023 #5

Welcome home! SheltieLover Jan 2023 #6

I would assume only one person is allowed in the group at a time Clash City Rocker Jan 2023 #7

Sounds a lot like me. Introverted, but socialized. Lol. Joinfortmill Jan 2023 #8

A problem for older loners... Basic LA Jan 2023 #9

My mother lives in one of those communities. She just doesn't participate. TygrBright Jan 2023 #10

I'll have to keep that in mind ... Hekate Jan 2023 #13

3 years on, I am re-examining the effects of mandatory introversion on my physical and mental health TygrBright Jan 2023 #21

Exactly so Hekate Jan 2023 #24

At age 70, having lived independently most of my adult life, elocs Jan 2023 #16

My dad, very much an introvert, lived in a senior retirement home Ocelot II Jan 2023 #25

Schizoid? Do you see connections between events, ideas, objects and/or people that TeamProg Jan 2023 #11

No, I'm on the mild end of the schizoid spectrum. elocs Jan 2023 #22

Welcome! berniesandersmittens Jan 2023 #12

Cats have it down packman Jan 2023 #14

So glad to find this group. Learning something new every day here. Butterflylady Jan 2023 #15

Thank you for celebrating neurodiversity! NullTuples Jan 2023 #17

Hello, fellow introvert here. On DU for 17 years but first time visit to Loners Group. txwhitedove Jan 2023 #23

Ironically I'll have been at DU for 17 years this March. Small world. n/t elocs Jan 2023 #28

♥️ peacebuzzard Jan 2023 #30

Got me thinking so I took this Schizoid Personality Spectrum Test.... Goonch Jan 2023 #26

My schizoid diagnosis came about 12 years ago when my daughter was tested elocs Jan 2023 #29

Welcome to Loners, elocs. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Jan 2023 #27