“I Thought Being an Introvert was Abnormal”

My PsychologyToday.com article today offers a distillation of my interview of Darren Love, 21 of  Bellwood Illinois.

Shutting the Shades: A reclusive person tells his story.

I've been publishing a series of PsychologyToday.com articles on people who prefer to mainly be alone, for example, The Recluse Option and Alone Malone.

Today, here is how Dennis Goodrum described himself.

A Recluse's Tale: Jamie Baier's candid story

On PsychologyToday.com, I've been publishing a series of articles on people who prefer to mainly be alone, for example, The Recluse Option and Alone Malone.

Today, I present Jamie Baier's candid description of himself and his reclusive life. 

"Alone Malone:" Story of a reclusive person

On PsychologyToday.com, I've written a number of pieces on reclusivity as a lifestyle choice, not a pathology, For example, there's The Recluse Option. Today, I offer an interview with Douglas Malone. 

Stories of Seclusion: A Rejected Man

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series, Stories of Seclusion, tells of Jerry who has spent most of his life getting rejected.

Stories of Seclusion: A brilliant dropout throws his money away...literally

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series, Stories of Seclusion, tells the composite story of a brilliant high school dropout who made a lot of money and then tossed it away--literally.

Stories of Seclusion: An Obese Person Decides to Lose the Weight in Isolation

Today's installment in my series, Stories of Seclusion, tells of an obese person who after many failed attempts to lose weight and keep it off, tried something dramatic.

Stories of Seclusion: An 18-Year Old Pot Dealer

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series on people who spend much time alone is a composite story of a reclusive pot dealer---18 years old.

Stories of Solitude: A Person With Major Depression

Today's installment of my PsychologyToday.com series on people who spend a lot of time alone profiles a person with major depression.

Stories of Solitude: A Woman Who Entered a Cloistered Order of Nuns

In today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series on people who spend a lot of time alone, I offer a composite profile of a woman who entered a cloistered order of nuns.

Stories of Solitude: A Married Couple That Live Apart

Today's installment of my PsychologyToday.com series on people who like to spend a lot of time alone profiles a married couple that chooses to live separately.

A Father and Son Are Reclusive So They Can Work 70+ Hours a Week

In today's installment of my PsychologyToday.com series on people who like to spend a lot of time alone, I describe the composite story of a father and son who have minimized their relationships so they can spend 70+ hours a week at work.

A Perfectly Happy Recluse

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series is about a person for whom a reclusive lifestyle is simply a choice, and one she loves.

A Social Person Becomes Reclusive as She Ages

On my PsychologyToday.com blog, I've been posting composite stories of people who are reclusive. Today's is about a social woman who became ever more reclusive as she aged.

Might You Want to Be Profiled in a Book on People Who Like to Spend Most Time Alone?

I'm considering writing a book on people who choose to spend most of their time alone.  They're often called reclusive, a hermit, introverted, etc. But those have pejorative connotations. I plan to write fairly about those who generally prefer to work, play, and live solo.

If you might like to be profiled in the book, would you email me at mnemko@comcast.net? Thanks.

So You Want a More Solitary Existence: Making a reclusive life work.

In yesterday’s PsychologyToday.com article, I made the case that our perhaps most underconsidered lifestyle is reclusiveness, the largely solitary existence. In response, I received comments and private emails requesting another article about it. 

So in today's PsychologyToday.com article, I offer some thoughts on how one might make a reclusive life work.

The Recluse Option: Why the solitary lifestyle merits more consideration.

Most people wouldn’t dream of becoming a recluse. After all, we’re said to be social animals, not to mention sexual ones. 

Yet the freedoms afforded by the solitary lifestyle are many—and underconsidered, hence it's the topic of my PsychologyToday.com article today. 

I'm considering writing a book on people who choose to spend most of their time by themselves. If you might like to be profiled in the book, would you email me at mnemko@comcast.net? Thanks.