I am a classic case of a diehard introvert, however my entire life I’ve spent a lot of time alone & always enjoyed being by myself so long as I was keeping busy.
As I get older, I’ve realized exactly how anxious it makes me to be social all the time, & I easily have to schedule in me-time so that I can keep my brain officially balanced.
I can often seem withdrawn or unfriendly, however the truth is that I’m simply overwhelmed by humans much of the time. That’s why I’ve been going out of my way lately to be more open & welcoming, especially with our current neighbors around our current house. See, previously I lived in crappy apartments & felt no need to know my neighbors, however these mornings I’m staying in a nicer location & I want to have a great relationship with the people around me. That’s why I answered the door last year afternoon when my current neighbor came knocking. Apparently her entire furnace had failed in the middle of the evening, & she had nowhere to go to stay warm. She had woken to find that the indoor air temperature was circling around 45 degrees that afternoon, & had checked the furnace immediately only to find it was inoperable. She called the nearest HVAC dealership, however they weren’t going to be able to come out to service the central heating until that afternoon. In the meantime, she needed a hot location to defrost & relax. Thanks to her seasoned heating & cooling equipment, I finally got to spend quality time with my current neighbor.