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Originally Posted by sbdiane  Many musicians are social misfits, I guess. You'd have to be to want to lock yourself in a basement and play the same tune over and over again a million times. |
Goes for a lot of artistic or other occupations, I guess, but I never considered it as a sign of being a "social misfit". To me that term applies to people who bury their neighbours in their backyard.
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need lots and lots of time on my own to be happy and relaxed. I needed it before the thought of baby or bf ever entered my mind, and I am happy & content when I'm spending time alone, left to my own devices, and happiest & most content when I spend the time creatively or outside.
If I don't get that generous amount of time to myself I get cranky & aggressive in company, but still I never considered myself a "social misfit", cause given this downtime on my own I am a most social being otherwise, loving to be in the company of people I care about and having a good time then as well.
If you are feeling lonely aka bad when you're alone, of course then this might mean that something's off kilter, but I'd think that's probably thinking of yourself as being a social misfit, not the actual spending time alone in your basement doing what you desire to do.