“I’d Rather Not Be a Recluse”

As today's PsychologyToday.com contribution, I offer the latest in a series of profiles on reclusive people.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.