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Originally Posted by slayda
I must be pretty much the opposite of DixieGal. When I'm around people (more than a couple) for very long I get really antsy. My wife took me to a horse camp once (I'm not a horse person either). After 4 days of too many people and too many horses, I just had to get out of there. (She promised to "never do that to me again."
I sometimes feel like people are broadcasters and I'm a receiver but I can never tune in the station and so only get static. Sometimes I have to turn it off.
That doesn't mean I want no external stimulus. Before my back went bad, I loved to hike (alone) and take pictures of wildflowers. Of course I love reading too and MR is enough social interaction for me - i.e. the transmitters are far enough away I don't receive the static or at least I can ignore it by stepping away from my computer.
I've often wondered how I'd do in a sensory deprivation chamber. I think it might be fun. I like my own company (and sometimes a few other special people).
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Couldn't have worded it better...
I can't stand crowded areas. I'll get really cranky (ask my husband when we've to do grocery shopping, and especially when it's busy!) really fast.
but give me a good book, a comfy place to read it, no external stimuli, and I'll be happy as a clam (can a clam be happy anyway?).
Every evening when I get home, I turn off the car engine (or the husband does), I'll just sit in the car, doors open (unless it's raining, naturally!) and just enjoy the silence...
I'm really looking forwards to having our lounge ready so I can retreat there, surrounded by books and a comfy place to read...