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How can I find alone time?

I'm the kind of person that people would call a loner.

Something people may not understand is that it's solitude I value, not loneliness.

I love my friends and family and need my social interactions, just not as much as others do.

My teenage younger brother won't go to school half out of medical reasons.

And as much as I love him, the boy is clingy. And oh so needy. The opposite of my personality and I never, Never have a single day to myself and for any spare second I have I am cleaning up after him and the rest of my family.

I wish there was a place I could escape to other than trapping myself in my room.

Anyone have any good ideas on how I can escape?

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  • 9 years ago

    I get what you mean about being a loner. The only friend I had/needed I am now dating and still I like to have my time where I am just alone in the quiet. I have an older brother who just loves to yap on and on to anyone who is in a 20 yard radius of him and my younger brother wants me to always keep him company. My boyfriend wants to see and talk to me every 10 minutes and my parents are big supporters of family time. Put those and school all together and the only time you get by yourself is in the bathroom behind a locked door. I love them, but god the can be so annoying. If your parents or who ever needs to run and get something offer to go get it and stall slightly while you do it. The other day my mother asked me to go and find her sunglasses upstairs so I went up and found her sunglasses right on her side table, but locked myself in my room for five or six minutes and she wasn't suspicious. Or try and say you have to do school work and you need absoulte quiet and go to your room and close the door (which usually buys me an hour at least). Or my favorite one, say you aren't feeling well and that you have a headache. Excuse yourself to rest and close the door. That could buy you about 3 or 4 hours (unless your parents or siblings come and check on you. If they do, listen for their footsteps and lay down and pretend to be asleep. Always face away from them, I find it is easier to pull off.) Ultimatley the awnser is find reasons that are reasonable for alone time and quietness. Hope this helped fellow loner! Good luck! ;)

    Source(s): Been there and haven't bothered changing.
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