I noticed that you mentioned that you'd always been shy in consideration of not being a social person. I've learned that the salient characteristic of shyness is fear. Is there a fear associated with your not being a social individual? Just something to think about.

I've spent a lot of time doing things on my own too. But, while a younger adult, in college I met a lot more people with similar likes along with personalities and I started spending more time with that group of people. It's hard to summarize. I'm both a loner-type and a social-type. One of my close friends said it best: I have my personal time. A time where I'd disappear and be off by myself.