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17 Signs You’ve Been Spending Too Much Time Alone

17 Signs You’ve Been Spending Too Much Time Alone

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Alone time is important. We all need time to get in touch with who we are and what we are, and allow our thoughts to circle around uninterrupted. But when the hours drag into days and weeks, there may be some unintended consequences. Here are 17 signs you’ve been spending too much time alone.

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PetFinder.com

Your conversations with your pets last a little too long

We all talk to our pets, and that’s perfectly normal. They’re a fantastic sounding board – nonjudgmental and very unlikely to interrupt. But when the occasional comment about the weather turns into a passionate argument about the sad state of the country’s political affairs launched on your dog, things have progressed too far. And in that vein…

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SodaHead.com

You have conversations with increasingly inanimate objects

It started with your dog, and then moved on to trees. But at least plant life can still be considered living organisms. When you start chatting up your socks, you know there’s a problem.

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WikiHow.com

You wonder what that rusty croaking noise that just emerged from your mouth was when you go to speak

It’s been a while since you’ve used your vocal chords, and you don’t recognize that unearthly sound they just made. You’re not sure who’s more surprised – you or your poor, unsuspecting conversation partner.

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SpiritScienceandMetaphysics.com

Meditation seems redundant

Why would you need to set aside meditation time in your day to be alone with your thoughts? That’s kind of your status quo, man.

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GQ.com

Showering seems less and less like a necessity

It’s more turned into an activity you only partake in when you can smell yourself to distraction. Otherwise, a quick walk in the rain is basically the same thing, right?

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ImmaturityFailedMe.Wordpress.com

You know exactly how many ceiling tiles there are in your home

There’s 371 to be exact. Plus that one weird one in the corner that doesn’t quite fit. But it’s the quirky one, and you like it that way.

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DerrickLovesShopping.com

There is a spot on your back that is permanently sunburned

Heading to the beach day after day by yourself means that nobody is going to be able to apply your sunscreen for you – unless you want to be one of those creepers that asks strangers to do that. Or end up finding one of those creepers that LOVES to do that.

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HealthyHappySmart.com

Your kitchen looks brand new, with the exception of the microwave

Why would you bother cooking up a big feed when it’s just you? That means solo prepping, cooking, AND dish washing. Who needs it? Just buy a few more ready-to-eat frozen dinners and you’re golden.

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Wired.co.uk

You’re pretty sure the people on the radio are talking just to you

“Why yes! I do in fact love the golden oldies! Oh, how well you know me, DJ Smooth Jams!”

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ProcrastinatingTomorrow.Wordpress.com

You’re far too taken aback when people interrupt you

It’s been a while since somebody was around to break into your monologue. You can’t quite remember how to do the back-and-forth conversation thing any more, and it’s really taken you for a loop.

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Confused.com

Even your parents take a second to remember who you are when you finally phone home

“Hi, Mom, it’s me!”
“Sorry, who?”
“Me, Charlie!”
“Charlie…?”
“Your son, Mom. Thanks.”

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BonMoustacheHostel.com

It seems like a huge burden to have to wear pants

It’s like a straight-jacket for your legs. You just want to BREATHE!

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ThinkStockPhotos

Your phone ringing gives you anxiety

When your phone rings, you have anxiety over answering it because you don’t know if you remember how to be the bubbly, social person they’re used to speaking to. Or worse, if you get a text, you’re afraid someone is asking you to hang out—the idea of being around people sounds mostly exhausting. That happens: the less social you are, the less social you become, and the more social you are, the more social you become.

 

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Flickr.com

You really want to talk to your mail person

You find yourself really wanting to engage your mail person or the FedEx guy or the gardeners. You invite them in for lunch. Oh—they had plans with their kids, well…their kids can come too! This is your true self reminding you that you want human contact!

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confessionsofaserialdaterinal.com

 

You’re experiencing increased self-doubt

Thoughts of, “Why do I even try?” and “I’m delusional if I think I’m ever going to achieve my dreams” set in. When you’re busy, you don’t have time for these thoughts! But when you’re alone, they swoop in like birds of prey.

 

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tenminutes.ph

You count down until it’s time to eat again

When you were busy, your hunger would catch up on you. You’d say, “Oh wow! I haven’t eaten in 10 hours!” But when you’re spending all your time alone, meals are a highlight of the day and you count down to them.

 

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ThinkStockPhotos

You leave the TV on for company

You would never say that, in so many words, you leave it on “for company” but you do notice a feeling of deep sadness or anxiety sink in when the house is too quiet.

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ThinkStockPhotos

 

You’ve watched things you said you’d never watch

The shows you always thought you were too good for on Netflix—yeah, you watched those. You’d already watched everything else! There was nothing left!

 

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Pixabay.com

Your house is a mess

Nobody was coming over—not even to just pick you up, or drop something off—so you always had an excuse to leave one more dish unwashed. And piles of laundry are building up because you have no occasion to need those clothes clean for.