Need for Time Alone

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Do you become irritable if you don't get enough time alone? If you do not live alone, do you wish you did?

I get along well with my boyfriend, but he has the day off from work and I'm going crazy from not having the house to myself. I'm starting to wish I lived alone so I could keep my house really clean, fill it with plants, animals, and books, and have total silence whenever I want it. I don't even have room for my stuff in this house. Everything's all cluttered together. It stresses me out. There is often noise when I want silence. He looks at me and talks to me when I want to be completely alone. But there's nothing I can do about it. I can't afford to move.

I need to be along a lot. People turn me manic so I expend a lot of energy and then need to recover. Sometimes headphones help if you can't get away by yourself.

I absolutely need time alone. And I need to live alone. The way I put it is: "I'm highly allergic to roommates." Which is actually true. I am miserable if I'm living with someone.

Can your boyfriend understand this?

I fell for someone who I believe (and I think she does too) has Asperger's.
She has told me the same things about herself that you describe about yourself.

Even though there's nothing going on between us (her choice), I still think about her alot.
I think about how much she desires to be alone and if I could truly handle that if by some miracle she were to change her mind about me.

While I get the sense that relationships are often quite difficult for Aspies, it's not easy being in love with an Aspy when I'm not sure how or when I can be in contact.

I picture you having a loft where you can go upstairs and be 'away' from people.
Being high up in a tower or loft seems to me to give a good sense of separation from the people below.
Like hiding up in a tree or treehouse when I was a kid.
Too bad you don't have a place like that... but maybe someday?

I cant live by myself i need people for a senc of security you know, however i must have at least 3 hours of alone time upstairs or walking outside a day or otherwise i get a trapped feeling inside and i get a little snappy like a crocodile

I would love to live alone. I spent three months living with my sister and when she was out of the house it was just so quiet and calm that I loved it. Of course, when she was home we had, er, some fairly epic fights.

Right now I'm living with my parents, two of my siblings, and my sister's husband. I never get any alone time and my room is right off the busy portion of my house. I'm going crazy!

Yeah i need time alone. but the thing is im sure that everyone needs time alone to an extent. However some of my friends dont realy understand why i need so much time alone. i wouldnt want to be on my own all the time but i do need 'time out' sometimes.
I think you should try to explain to your boyfriend exactly how you are feeling. he may not understand but i am sure if he loves you he will try to be supportive of it and of you.
xx

I like having the house to myself. If I wander around normally my parents will interrupt and ask me what I'm doing, but when I'm alone I can walk around without a reason and do whatever I want.

Wow, I feel exactly the same way. I feel bad, because I love my fiance but sometimes I wish we could get married and just live in separate houses. On top of that his 17 year old brother lives with us too. So he's always invading my perfected little living spaces with his crap. He stole a table in my living room to keep his cigarette roller and tobacco and tubes on. We have two big screen TV's hooked up because he wanted his TV in the living room. There's always people on my couch, sitting at my computer, USING my computer. Sometimes people I barely know. I hate it. On top of that they have know idea how to clean up after themselves or help with laundry, etc. They have this sickening habit of playing different noises all at once. Like two TV's and a CD player. I have to lock myself in my bedroom with a joint and a good book for a few hours before I can survive life with them sometimes.

Okay, so maybe you and I just need to shack up It'd probably be the most clean, quiet, serene, non sensory overloading home ever.

I like time alone, but I don't want it to be most of the time.

Kim,
I was thinking that your boyfriend could also take things too personally sometimes as well.
I know I have with my friend. Part of it is just my own insecurities, part is just not understanding her completely.. I think.

So, if Kim and Krista moved in together... where would you all live... Pennsylvania or Texas?

Krista, your home sounds WAY too chaotic!
Those people.. including the brother... really need to learn to respect you and your things!

Definately. I can get incredibly frustrated if I don't have a few hours of the day where I can be alone and clear my thoughts.

I purposely wake up early in the morning, so I can have the whole downstairs of the house to myself. I live with my parents and my 2 brothers, all of who sleep in.