[Corker]

If I'm not at work, I'm alone, don't know why maybe poor social skills.
Or maybe im afraid of rejection so I just stay at home.
I figure I can't be hurt if I'm alone. I'm sad and just want to move to a secluded cabin in the mountains. I think that would make me happier.

Could be, Corker. We're all different in our likes and dislikes. I'm an introvert, too, and very happy being alone and living alone. I see people when I wish and don't when I don't want to be around anyone.

Frankly, a secluded cabin in the mountains can be filled with life and fun-loving; it
will certainly make a real man out of you having to endure the hardships of a life like that.

If you decide to come back to society, it might be more enjoyable after having lived in the woods for some time.

If you feel it would make you happier, go for it. We have only one life to live and that may just be the one you're cut out for.

[GreyThinker]

Sounds rather nice to me :-). Or just a room i can retreat to...complete with trees and mountain views..

[2_b_free]

If I didn't make sure to keep participating in social activities, it would be so easy to melt into a cave, but that isn't healthy. I don't see many people in my job, working with machines people don't just drop by. I am home alone, I really like being by myself. Dating and relationships seems too complicated.

I belong to a group of people who make me feel safe and valued. There is rarely conflict. I make sure to join in some of the activities even if I feel like being alone. It is important it is to be around people because of my depression otherwise I would just wallow in depression. Getting better is not taking a bunch of pills and seeing a pdoc, it takes effort and getting out of comfort zones sometimes.

[allimsaying]

Im so busy during the week when it comes to the weekend I like to do .. nothing lol. I honestly dont have time for getting out to meet people during time off and Im meeting people all week long at work. Seclusion is sometimes my time for the R&R I need to meditate on staying peaceful when Im out in the crowds and I do enjoy my private time. But at times I wish I had more social contact, had a nice girlfriend, though Im comfortable being single at this point and in truth I still feel awkward with certain types of folks. I think thats pretty normal tho.

I pretty much feel the same way. I can be down on the weekends because of a lack of people contact. During the week I work in a room all by myself that's located off the beaten path. I kind of like that, though at times I feel isolated.

Usually when I get home from work, I don't feel like talking to anybody. Lately at my job I feel like I've had to deal with people a lot and it's not pleasant for the most part. It's all about complaining and having to deal with problems.

I am clueless as to know which social groups to go to. I have been going to them and they have not worked out. A few months ago I went to a phobia group and I had a fall-out there. It was a pretty good group for a while but it was going downhill. I may go in a couple of weeks because there may be new leaders there. That was who I had a fall out with.

I have very often dreamed about a cabin in the woods also. Though I wonder if it would be too lonely for me. The quietness of it appeals to me, because it seems noisy where I live now.

[TheRealFDeal]

Part of my depression has to do with loneliness. I work fairly isolated and then I go home to an empty apartment. I am an introvert and don't like being around a lot of people, but a good friend or two would be nice. Weekends are hardest because I can often spend the entire time alone in my apartment, not wanting to go out and not having any place to go anyway. And a lot of people here seem to take the weekends off from the forums too.