To ask how you withdraw completely from society?

[DancingwithDaffodils]

I don’t want to be part of our society. I don’t like anything about it. I want to completely withdraw, does anyone know how to do that?

[eekbumbler]

Or get in touch with Swampy and just live down protest tunnels, piss in a bucket, eat old sarnies.

[Catflapkitkat]

Move to rural Sweden.

[KindnessMyFriends]

This is why I love Jack Reacher. Although even he had a bank account.

[Gingerkittykat]

@DancingwithDaffodils

I guess the only true way of withdrawing is to may be live in the woods which doesn’t have much appeal. I’m thinking now maybe a hermit existence is a reasonable way forward.

I don’t use social media, that’s just completely intolerable for me, email accounts I’m not sure how valid they are for tracing people- I mean anyone can set up a gmail account without any real information can’t they? I no longer have a bank account and utilities are in a different name. Maybe it’s anonymity I need more? Not sure really I feel a bit confused

If you don't have a bank account how do you support yourself? Almost all jobs or benefits require you to use a bank account. How do you pay the utilities without a bank account?

Is there anyone or anything that you specifically want to run away from?

What would you want to run to if money etc was no object?

[GNCQ]

@DancingwithDaffodils

It’s a shame people assume anonymity is desired because an individual has done something wrong.

Well, when someone has done something wrong anonymity is usually desired.

[SaltySheepdog]

Change your name by deed poll

[SaltySheepdog]

You can change your name on the healthcare records and government records. Go through deed poll first

[EffOrf]

How do you pay the utilities without a bank account?

Maybe someone else pays OP's Utilities through their bank account or you can just pay in cash at a shop, the utilities can just be in someone else name

OP have a shedload of money stashed away for this or someone else paying, it's a lot easier to do if you have this as you cannot be in normal employment as that leaves loads of traces like HMRC and the bank. You can only earn very little without HMRC involvement.

[Mostlylurkingiam]

It sounds like with your background you feel very negatively towards people, that is not a realistic view of the world and sounds very like depression or similar. Either you think you are the most wonderful human and everyone else can't live up to it or you also think you are awful. It is just demonstrably untrue that all humans are awful. I'd suggest some counselling for this, you don't have to feel this way and can be happier.

[lightand]

A cousin also disappeared.
Just went to live with a friend.
Cousin reemerged as his family were getting distraught.

[lightand]

Cant find the details of the group that were found by satellite in the UK.
Does anyone else remember?

[OneAlabamaReturn]

Sounds to me like the type of 'Withdrawing From Society' the OP means, is to 'disappear ' from their current life and society.

I guess it can quite easily be done by changing your name and moving somewhere remote.

I'm always suprised at the difference just living in a small hamlet or village makes, and how you can leave the woes of the world or this selfish, entitled country we have become, behind you.

[AnnaBellaCruella]

It’s actually quite easy to disappear. I did it a few years ago. All my bills are paid for by a third party so are not in my name and my property is owned by me. Not really sure why people are going on about SM. You do realise you can have SM under a fake name right? Also I wouldn’t describe mumsnet as SM - it’s a forum where everyone is anonymous!

[AnotherMarvellousThing]

@OneAlabamaReturn

Sounds to me like the type of 'Withdrawing From Society' the OP means, is to 'disappear ' from their current life and society.

I guess it can quite easily be done by changing your name and moving somewhere remote.

I'm always suprised at the difference just living in a small hamlet or village makes, and how you can leave the woes of the world or this selfish, entitled country we have become, behind you.

I think the idea that the countryside is a retreat from modern ills is baseless — certainly the most unpleasant place I’ve ever lived in terms of xenophobia and aggressive insularity was in a very beautiful village surrounded by lovely countryside.

[eightyfourandahalf]

@DancingwithDaffodils

I guess the only true way of withdrawing is to may be live in the woods which doesn’t have much appeal. I’m thinking now maybe a hermit existence is a reasonable way forward.

I don’t use social media, that’s just completely intolerable for me, email accounts I’m not sure how valid they are for tracing people- I mean anyone can set up a gmail account without any real information can’t they? I no longer have a bank account and utilities are in a different name. Maybe it’s anonymity I need more? Not sure really I feel a bit confused

I don’t use social media

You do realise you are on Mumsnet, don't you?

[AnnaBellaCruella]

Another one saying mumsnet Social Media. 🤣

[eightyfourandahalf]

another smug "I am not on social media how superior am I" while being on MN 😂

what do you think MN, an internet forum, is exactly?

[AnnaBellaCruella]

@eightyfourandahalf

another smug "I am not on social media how superior am I" while being on MN 😂

what do you think MN, an internet forum, is exactly?

Surely you can tell the difference between an anonymous forum and social networking?

[eightyfourandahalf]

hey, if you like to pretend MN is not social media, go for it.
I cringe for you, but I actually don't care.

[Angelofchaos]

Surely you can tell the difference between an anonymous forum and social networking?

Of course networking is different.

However, it's all social media.

[AnnaBellaCruella]

@eightyfourandahalf

hey, if you like to pretend MN is not social media, go for it.
I cringe for you, but I actually don't care.

Aw ok then x

[eightyfourandahalf]

oh dear 😂

[RampantIvy]

I have a friend who is smug about not being on any kind of social media. She won't even use WhatsApp. We have another friend between us and often arrange things socially. We end up going forwards and backwards with texts and emails because she won't entertain the idea of anything that can be used as a group chat.

I often find out local information from the local Facebook pages and Twitter - for example the council suspending green bins being emptied. She then gets irritated that she didn't know this when she goes to get her (full) bin back.

[EffOrf]

Well it is social and it is media

[Blondiney]

According to the definition of social media, MN isn’t it.