Succeeding Solo: A short guide for people who do better on their own.

Much self-help advice assumes that homo sapiens is a social animal. Under-considered are people who prefer to go largely solo. My Psychology Today article today attempts a bit of remedy.

Glass Man: A short-short story about lookism, loneliness, and reclusiveness

As my PsychologyToday.com contribution today, I've posted a short-short story about an unattractive man's unusual responses to being lonely.

Happiness Through Solitude

Risha Jha, 30, prefers to spend most time alone, although he thinks he would like to get married. He tells his story in my PsychologyToday.com article today.

A Reclusive Twin

In the latest of my PsychologyToday.com profiles of people who'd rather be alone, I offer my interview with a 69-year-old twin.

A Philosophical Recluse: The latest in my series of profiles of people who prefer to be alone.

My latest profile of a reclusive person tells of a 30-year-old who has concluded that being with people is more trouble than it's worth.

"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. 

Searching: The Making of a Recluse

Here's today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com occasional series on reclusivity. It's another of my attempts to address psychological issues in a short-short story.

Silent Night, Lonely Night

Christmas songs tend to be sappy, belying many people's Christmas reality.

As a tiny antidote, for my PsychologyToday.com post today on Christmas Day, I've rewritten the words of Silent Night for those who feel lonely at Christmas. HERE is the link.

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 Conservative Who Feels Dismissed by the Mainstream

Today's installment in my PsychologyToday.com series of reclusiveness is a composite story of a conservative who feels dismissed by the mainstream, which made him reclusive.

She Prefers Books to People

In this 9th installment of my PsychologyToday.com series on reclusiveness, I tell a composite story of a woman who has long preferred books to people.

A Man Is Pushed into Reclusiveness Because He's Unattractive

On my PsychologyToday.com blog, I've been posting composite stories of reclusive people. Today's is about a man moved to a reclusive life because of his appearance.

Too Often Burned, She Becomes Reclusive

In my continuing series in PsychologyToday.com on reclusiveness, today, I present a composite story of a woman, how she became reclusive, and what her life is like.

Flavors of Reclusiveness

Some people feel pressured to be more social than they'd actually like to be. My PsychologyToday.com article today describes a half dozen part- and full-time flavors of reclusiveness. Perhaps one might tempt you.