I felt that way this Wednesday during Teacher’s Day lunch because I have only been at my new school for 10 weeks. I still don’t know the names of many of my new colleagues haha. But I would say I felt more lonely than alone 

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AskSN

To what extent do you value alone time?

I need to be alone in order to be with people again. Without that time alone, I cannot be functional. This is very important to me. When interacting with others there comes a time when silence and solitude calls me back. I try to heed that voice. I think everyone has this, no?

Also, what I also found out, is that you can find that silence, even when surrounded by noisiest people, you can be alone, even while interacting with others (to a certain extent!). That's a superpower