[the_other_mother]

For some reason, lots of my friends of getting on my nerves lately. Is this normal? All of a sudden I just feel like shutting off my cell phone and staying away from them all. Nothing major....a little drama with one, petty annoyances with another, perceived backstabbing from another....WTH is wrong with me? I find myself just impatient and annoyed with all of them for one reason or another. Reading this, it sounds stupid. Cuz it is I guess. There, done venting. Whatever.

[shalomypony]

I can't stand people,at all anymore.I have 0 friends,by choice.

[lcw579]

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me - but then I'm the mother that just locked her children out of the house for 1/2 hour so I could have some peace.

[Nomoreusernames]

I'm finding more and more people in the center of the universe. Getting pretty darn crowded there.

[Bluey]

You need Grumpy:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...g?t=1281140305

[the_other_mother]

HA!! Yes, I do!

You need Grumpy:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...g?t=1281140305

[Huntertwo]

I really think as a society we are just too connected nowadays. On overload.

Cell phones come to mind. I can't stand it when the home phone rings sometimes and let the voice mail pick it up.

And just don't know how people can grocery shop, clothes shop, go for a walk, drive a car with a darn phone glued to their ear. It's just too much.
Oh and never mind texting.

I don't want to talk to people that much!! And for that reason, I carry a cell phone, but it is never on.

[sisu27]

Nothing is wrong with you. Not all of us require other humans around incessantly for constant entertainment.

I retract from society every now and then. Ignore my phones, avoid places that I will see people I know.... It is a recharge sort of reclusive hiding for me. I try to tell my people that it is for the best but everyone wants to blame it on something...."You're an only child, you're Finnish" etc. Well, maybe that is part of it but who cares? I am perfectly happy when I retreat to my happy place and cheerful when I decide to come back. Works for me.

[moodymaretoo]

For some reason, lots of my friends of getting on my nerves lately. Is this normal? All of a sudden I just feel like shutting off my cell phone and staying away from them all. Nothing major....a little drama with one, petty annoyances with another, perceived backstabbing from another....WTH is wrong with me? I find myself just impatient and annoyed with all of them for one reason or another. Reading this, it sounds stupid. Cuz it is I guess. There, done venting. Whatever.

Me too! You're not alone.

[Long Spot]

I'm finding more and more people in the center of the universe. Getting pretty darn crowded there.

So true!

[appybeads]

Yup! Been there done that!

[JustTrails]

People are highly over-rated. My cats are my favorite companions, well hubby comes first, then the kitties. Other than that, I don't have a lot of desire to be around people on a constant basis. It's very wearing.

Don't feel bad about your present state - obviously your mind and body needs a break. Maybe you will go back into society with a refreshed state of mind, or choose to stay where you are. Either way, it's okay!

[retreadeventer]

Yep. Feel just like that. Of course in my line of work no one is happy to see me, either. I am Doom and I know it.

But you get tired of being hated all the time when you show up. No one really cares whether I am ok, or not -- most of the time. I suppose my feeble old parents might worry if they didn't hear from me in a month or so.

[MistyBlue]

I need a Grumpy!!!!

Nah other_mother, nothing wrong with you.
Or if there is, there's something wrong with me too.
I can't stand ringing phones. It means people want to talk to me. If I want to talk to them, I'll call them!
I never turn my cell phone on either. Or if I do, I keep the ringer off.
And as Mr Blue says, "My wife can't stand anywhere where the people are."
LOL, it's what we call populated areas...Where The People Are. (said in a horrified whisper, kinda like saying In The 7th Circle Of Hell)
Right now I'm sitting here dreading Monday. I'm going on "vacation." First one since my honeymoon 12 years ago.
I loathe vacations. Well, not a vacation in general. But we're "vacationing" to a very populated area that's just people everywhere. And pavement. And shopping/stores. And heat and humidity. And staying indoors all day due to the nasty freaking weather. And everything I really don't like.
Blech!
If I had my way, everyone else would go and leave me home alone.
Although I don't have an issue about the purpose of the trip...to visit my MIL which is something we've never done as a family and something we should have done befoe now. Timing just sucks, location isn't any better. *sigh*
Kicker is the weather here for the next 7-10 days is supposed to be perfection (75-82 and low humidity) and we're paying a small fortune to drag me to where the heat index is between 100-106 with massive humidity. Freaking bloody hell.

[Bluey]

Did you notice where Grumpy is?
If he comes off his rocker, boy, watch out.

Grumpy helps keep people away when you don't feel like company.

[alabama]

For some reason, lots of my friends of getting on my nerves lately. Is this normal?

I feel like this about my boyfriend a lot of times. We've been dating and working together for about 14 years. We also lived together for about seven of those years. I feel completely normal about it so I think you're fine.

[JanM]

I found that when I moved and got an unlisted, unpublished landline that I don't mind the phone since it rings very seldom compared to my previous phone. And I love caller ID-it really helps me screen out the few telemarketers or political calls that avoid the national do-not-call-list that I'm on.

[Across Sicily]

Nothing is wrong with you. Not all of us require other humans around incessantly for constant entertainment.

I retract from society every now and then. Ignore my phones, avoid places that I will see people I know.... It is a recharge sort of reclusive hiding for me. I try to tell my people that it is for the best but everyone wants to blame it on something...."You're an only child, you're Finnish" etc. Well, maybe that is part of it but who cares? I am perfectly happy when I retreat to my happy place and cheerful when I decide to come back. Works for me.

Same! (Minus the only child/Finnish part...) There are days when I don't use any internet messaging services, turn off my phone, and do something interesting by myself where I won't run into someone I know (not too hard in a giant city with lots of interesting things to do). I am definitely the sort who recharges by being ALONE doing something I enjoy doing. Being social is great and all, but it makes me tired!

[ManyDogs]

OK, so I'm not odd.
I/we don't really have any friends. Sometimes that bothers me. Often not. We have great neighbors and do things together occasionally. I have "work friends"-we go out shopping during lunch about once a week.
My best friend lives in OK. I've seen her once in 5 years. We met in grad school and still talk a couple times a month.
I have 30 hours/month on my cell phone. I never use it all.
My DH is my best friend. I have dogs and horses for company. If we go out, it is usually to the book store. We try to behave in public.

I agree-the world is 24/7 these days. No down time. No leisure time. When I was a kid I had piano lessons and Girl Scouts. That was it. I like my peace and quiet. I don't need to be entertained.

[BlueEyedSorrel]

People are way too involved in others' business. I have friends, but I don't need to be intertwined in every aspect of their lives. I like alone time. I can spend hours in a Borders or Barnes&Noble by myself, happy as a clam.

So tonight is a Friday night. Most people my age are out at the bars. I went to the barn and spent a relaxing few hours with just my horse and the barn dog/cats. I got to see my mare squeal and do leapy twisty bucks for fun in the empty indoor. After she calmed down, I took Pixie grazing, the sky was clear, stars beautiful (as an aside, I hate that I cannot see the stars from the city) and I saw three shooting stars tonight. Pure bliss.

Now tell me, what the hell am I missing by not being in some noisy, crowded bar?
BES