We don’t need someone all the time.
During COVID a lot people ended up staying at home, sometime with the family but mostly alone as well.
When I do have me-time, I enjoy doing a variety of activities: from rock climbing, to reading through my course content (Who says studying alone isn’t “me-time”?). Occasionally, I just simply sort through my thoughts from the week.
Now to you, enjoying solitude might sound crazy. Solitude is commonly equated to loneliness, being friendless or even selfishness to others- because people don’t want you to be leaving their inner circle and leave their messages unread for 10 hours with the excuse of “I was just busy being alone.”
But in all honesty, who needs someone when you can be content with your own company?
Having some time to yourself can actually have a positive impact on everyone. Whether they believe in it or not is up to them. People are social animals, we need to connect and interact, but forcing yourself to be with people is sometimes not healthy. Being alone can help to heal your soul and be balanced in your mind.
In my opinion, people should respect your decision to be alone and not try to force you to be social when you’re not in the mood. Just because someone is alone, it doesn’t mean they’re lonely.
At the end of the day, you are the best friend of yourself because you know what goes on deep in your soul and mind. Embrace the silence, the freedom and focus on what you can built with being together with yourself.
