hi. a lot of 'mental health' treatment and diagnosis is really about values and control. im not antipsychiatry, just stating what i've observed and experienced.

personally, im somewhat...reclusive, by nature. i once had huge social anxiety, now i don't. i just...need time alone, to reflect and recharge. i push myself to contact people, get out there, etc. when i find the alone time is pushing my focus too far inward, and when...for lack of a better way of putting it...i start feeling and act more on edge around people, a lil..."crazy," LOL.

each person is different, of course. there's also one's obligations to consider. i -can- be reclusive, in my situation. if i had a family to take care of, a high pressure job, etc...that'd be different (and I'd probably be on a lot more psych drugs, lol).

hope this helps.