to worry I'm not normal

[DellaDeeDee]

I sometimes think im weird. Ive always liked to spend alot of time on my own. When i first meet people its all new and great but i get bored quickly. I find keeping in touch hard and im flightly i suppose. I realise that i live in my own world alot and almost have an imaginary life in my head

Some people need less interaction than others. That’s okay. As long as you know that if you don’t invest much in relationships you won’t get much back. Enjoying your own company is healthy and normal.

I talk to myself too

OP what is normal?

As long as you are happy within yourself that's all that matters.

You sound like me. I can go days without human contact, I don't keep in touch with people I've been close to if they or I move away, and I talk to myself a lot too. I'm perfectly happy being a loner (I am very introverted and find noisy gatherings stressful,) on the flip side I love going to busy places by myself where I'm anonymous. There's something kind of fun about sitting in a train station in London, being on my own and just chilling, while people rush around.

i always attract needy people too

I can relate to this. Unless I really click with people I find them hard work and do tend to lose interest. I've been through phases in my life where I've had more of an emotional attachment with fictional characters than my small talk acquaintances.

There is a thread about maladaptive day dreaming.

You’re not alone.

I'm the same - love spending time on my own and find having to be with other people (other than my family) a real inconvenience. I also struggle to keep in touch with people and therefore my friendships have always been because of the stages in my life rather than lifelong friendships (if that makes sense)?

Bizarrely, I have a job that involves a lot of talking to people and being with people but I crave the times I'm alone in my car driving to different locations or I can retreat into my office!

There are many shades of normal. It kind of doesn’t mean anything.

I love time with family & friends but the idea of actually living with anyone - someone else in my flat - is unbearable.

And talking to yourself is normal too. Both in the “ ooh is that the time, where are my car keys” type of way, and in the pretending you are on bake off every time you put the oven on “ oh thanks Sandy, yes Creme pat has ways been my forte”.

i always attract the type who need help and once ive exhausted myself giving help they're gone. I fall for the sob stories and end up bitter about the amount of time, money and effort ive put in

i sound weird