To want to just avoid people as much as I can until I die now

[OptimismvsRealism]

Sure there are still some great people out there but most are awful stressful thick rude shovey mean argggg

Friends can still come to me but no outside

I want to runaway from everyone and everything, except my kids. Sounds sensible to me.

Great thread title. I want to do this too.

100% agree.
Apart from my DC I would happily not interact with people face to face ever again. The modern world is turning people into monsters.

I've finally kicked out my using, tight arse, lazy, disrespectful uncle after being rinsed for 7 months so I 100% concur with you. I'm done with people.

I am with you!

Yeah me too! I'm sort of already doing it as much as I can but can't completely avoid people 100%. I hate the world. It's completely messed up! And I hate the world for turning me into a cynical person because of everything I've seen. I only now interact with people as necessary and I'm happier for it. Each time I try to do the opposite, I'm reminded why I don't anymore.

Really?!!

Is this some sort of joke thread?

I love people. They are fascinating. I love people-watching and i love talking to people. Everyone is interesting.

I'm an old person though. Is this what technology has done?! Or are you all old as well?

I often joke to dh that I want to live in a (warm) cave. Except it's not really a joke.

Some days I want to wear a big old spikey coat like Beetlejuice... 😄

I totally agree with you, people suck and most of them are fuckwits. I'm happy being around animals and my family. Luckily I work remotely so I can go months without having to interact in person with someone outside of my household and its lovely.

I'd love to live in my immediate world only.
Like in 1982 or something.

Diaries, landlines, calendars, newspapers only. Postcards, letters and a paper savings book.

Discos, phone boxes, great TV.

Would you call 35 old?

I want to live on a deserted island with my kids. People are just horrible.

💯

HRT might help

Well, I mean... if that's how you feel, then YANBU to avoid people. I find that most of the people I meet are nice.

I feel a bit like this myself at the moment ☹️

Yup. I'll keep DH though and once a month I will accept one visitor of my choosing.

Me too!

I agree. Access to the wider world, though it has its advantages, seems to have exacerbated the problem. I've seen it all. I'm not a young 'un. I'm ready to narrow back my world again. I used to love people watching too and I 'saw' people - different kinds of people for what they are. Nothing more to see here and I'm happy about my world and in myself - not so much with the world and human beings in general ( of course there are exceptions and lovely people but they're not the majority. The world wouldn't be this messed up if they were). If only I had the power to fix it all...but I don't. So I'd live in my own world.

Yes. Cats are much nicer.

They should just rename Mumsnet Misanthropes Anonymous and be done with it.

I fully agree with this ! 😊 it's such an ugly world.

I fully agree too. This weeks events have been the final nail.
I would love to live in the middle of nowhere with only a few select people.

On the whole humans are awful

I like people. I feel like this makes me an outlier here.
Maybe because I don't have that many in my life.