appreciating loneliness more than ever

I got a job and the first two weeks of it is consisting of a trip to a 200km away town to do a training. I'm staying at a hotel with a roomate. The second week will start this Monday. We were allowed to come back home this weekend.
So basically I'm surrounded by people the whole day. The training eats up 6 to 7 hours a day, then there is some activity to do after the training, usually followed by socializing. Honestly I would like to stay at the fucking hotel watching the 200 channel TV but I dont want to be the asshole who rejects the invitations. Then I gotta come back to the room to sleep with a roomate. I'm an only child so I never had siblings to share bedrooms with and this is new to me
There is actually quite some moments I have fun and some people I really do like, but godammit how I feel EXHAUSTED around people. Even in moments I'm having fun I feel suffocated. This is nothing new to me, I've always been like this but I never wanted so badly to have a few moments, like this, of feeling the bliss of being by myself.

"nothing suffocates you more than the passing of everyday human events"
 
I definitely understand where you're coming from. I'm the same way and get exhausted when I'm around people too much and I'm an only child as well. I can only imagine how hard that type of situation would be on me. Being an introvert can be tough at times, but I've just learned that it's who I am and I'm thankful that I can enjoy time by myself.

This is a book that I'd highly recommend. It really helped me feel more comfortable for being who I am.

Take the rest of the training day by day and if you have to fake a headache or something to get out of socializing for a night. A night in by yourself might help restore the energy you need.
 
thanks spork
I'll definetly look into the book

I'm thinking now, is not so much that I get exhausted in front of people, the really hard part is that I feel like I cant relate to anybody, that everybody is different from me.
I feel apart from, not a part of.
 
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