[lacerta]

I'm confused about my latest feelings about people. I really dislike their company, I best like to be alone, which basically I can afford to be mainly at work, working alone in my office. I feel annoyed and irritated and disturbed by people. I hate meeting somebody new, it tires me. This has appeared 2-3 weeks ago, well, I have never been the outgoing people lover, but I have been enjoying others company. Now it's very difficult, I immediately start to see the faults in other people, I get annoyed if they think differently than I do. I'm absolutely destroyed if they are superior to me in some sense. I really hate being like this.
All the other stuff - I'm not quite sure whether I'm up or down, I feel stable. I do throw jokes and communicate with others, it's just that feeling that appears immediately when I start to communicate - I'm looking for a way to escape.

[Wander]

Some people get their energy from being with people others get it from being alone...or so I have read. Maybe you are just more of an introvert. I have lengthy periods of time where I need to be alone a lot for my sanity. I too feel that need to escape. Interacting with people drives me crazy. Occasionally I NEED to be with people, but it is very rare. How does this effect you relationships? Your work?

[lacerta]

Can it change over time? Cos I'm surprised that it's not constant, sometimes I really need to be among people (or could it be related to being manic perhaps). Now I have two evenings in row when I'm expecting overnight guests and I'm stressed about it.
It does not really affect my job that much as there are mostly weirdos like me who prefer sending short e-mails or Skype messages. But yes, I tend to put A priority things that include communicating to other people into my B list. Just to postpone them.
Well, I feel guilty for two episodes last week when some of my friends kinda wanted to visit me or so, and I couldn't say directly that I don't want their visits but I was rather into "ok, sometimes, maybe later". I tend to invite guests when I'm more into hypo or manic state and then there are periods when I don't. Cleaning house, preparing meal thinking about how to entertain people just feels impossible and to overwhelming. Meeting at their place or restaurant or elsewhere is kinda ok. Does it sound normal or is it kinda bipolar.