I watched this documentary on happiness and it said socializing is key. It said the happiest people are ones who have large families and many friends.

If that's true, why do i feel so uneasy with people? I just want to be left alone. Most days i just say hello to my neighbors when i walk my dog. I feel fine -- not happy, but it's nothing that socializing will fix.

I feel tremendous pressure and anxiety when i'm with people. I just want to get away! Could it be that MOST people are happier with large social groups, but I am happier by myself?

How about the rest of you? Do you like company or being on your own? If it's a balance, what are the percentages? I like company 10% of the time and being on my own 90% if the time.

[jesusplay]

I live alone in a house.

I love the silence, it helps my moods and anxiety.

But I do have days where I'm lonely and I want to talk to someone.

I'm happy with or without people depending on my mood.

[Crazy Hitch]

Wow if that's what defines happiness I'd be the most unhappy person on the planet!

There may be some merit for some people that this would apply to.

I am not one of them!

[wiretwister]

I am ok one on one but large groups really get to me,,,xanex here I come,,but on the flip I do get very lonely...have only had one happy day in as long as I can remember...

[muffinhead]

If I'm in an up mood then I enjoy socializing very much, be it small groups or big groups of people. If I'm down, then either one on one conversations or nobody around at all is better for me.

[notsokeeks]

I don't do well when I'm completely alone for periods of time but that doesn't happen often. As far as socializing goes, in good chilling with one or two people either at my place or coffee. Much more than that it becomes to much most of the time. I have to be very social at work and I manage to overcome my social anxieties but once I leave the office they all come flowing back.