I have never liked to be alone and I have always thought that I was weird for it. But, today after reading this article, I suddenly felt a sense of relief because I could relate to almost every word. I now realized that other people have this feeling too.

Sorry if you think that I'm annoying by always wanting to be around other people or needy because I'm constantly asking everyone how they're doing. Yeah sometimes, I feel like I'm overbearing when I'm like this. It drives me crazy for feeling like this. So I know, it might drive you crazy too. But, I just hate feeling alone and I shouldn't feel weird for it. I understand not everyone is like this, but let me tell you why I am.

Being around other people makes me happy. Who doesn't want to hear about other people's day or accomplishments? One of my favorite things to do is be around my family or friends, even if we're not doing anything. Surrounding myself with people that care about me makes me feel better about myself.

Being around other people makes my worries go away. When I'm alone, I stress myself out by thinking of everything I have to do or all the little things going wrong at the moment. Majority of the time, the stuff that I'm worrying about isn't even important. If I'm around other people, I don't have time to stress myself out. Instead, I can live in the moment and enjoy their presence.

I am independent and yes, I can do things on my own. But, most of the time I just choose not to. It doesn't mean I rely on everyone around me to do everything for me, because that's not the case. I like to do things on my own with people that I enjoy being around. There's a difference between being dependent on everyone else and enjoying people's presence.

I can understand when people need their space or want to be alone. It won't hurt my feelings (too much) if someone tells me this. I might need to hear it. But, try to understand there are people like me, that don't like being alone for many reasons. I value and appreciate the people in my life by wanting to spend time with them. I mean, can you blame me?

So if you're anything like me or Anna Combs, don't ever feel weird for hating being alone. If you're like us, you just enjoy having people around and don't like feeling lonely. You should know you're normal just like the people that enjoy being alone.