u/Cav3dwell3r

hi! I’m a teen still who’s in school and I’ve started to notice that I'm much happier when I’m alone compared to when I’m around my friends. I do love the time I get to spend with them, but the societal expectation to keep in touch outside of school isn’t enjoyable for me. Even when I am around them in person, I often feel generally miserable and self conscious and wish for time alone to recuperate. Sometimes I feel as though I’m hanging onto this idea that one day I’ll be able to distance myself from my current life and live a new one completely alone apart from my family. Can any other more asocial people tell me how they integrated into adulthood? Or if cutting off their high-school contacts after graduation was worth it?