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Exploring those of us who don't need other people (that much)

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  • 28th Jan 2023
    Are humans social animals?

    Society needs its solitaries

    Without loners the world would be a lot worse off.

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  • 19th Dec 2022
    attitudes towards solitude

    ‘Tis the season to be… alone?

    Why some choose solitude over spending time with others on Christmas Day.

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  • 9th Dec 2022
    schizoid personality (disorder), socially distant

    Why I hate talking at the hairdressers

    Why I hate talking at the hairdressers.

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  • 24th Nov 2022
    Are humans social animals?

    Humans are social – but they can be solitary too

    It’s not ‘unnatural’ to be a loner.

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  • 6th Nov 2022
    socially distant

    Quiet at school

    Quiet kids face prejudice in an education system that favours extroversion.

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  • 25th Oct 2022
    sexuality

    (A)Sexual / (A)Social

    The asexual ‘awkward nerd’ stereotype reflects a broader prejudice that exists against people who are socially atypical.

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  • 12th Oct 2022
    schizoid personality (disorder)

    Schizoid or Avoidant?

    Some thoughts on the schizoid/avoidant distinction.

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  • 25th Sep 2022
    Introspecting (personal reflections)

    Introspecting (2): On love

    On love.

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  • 10th Sep 2022
    attitudes towards solitude

    Is social withdrawal always a problem?

    Is social withdrawal always a problem? Or are some people just ‘naturally solitary’?

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  • 27th Aug 2022
    schizoid resonances

    Schizoid resonances: Alice Koller

    The writing of this solitary woman resounds with schizoid themes.

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