Wanting to Isolate Myself

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I can’t get along with most people. I can’t stand most people, in fact. And it’s fair to assume they would hate me just as much. I know I shouldn’t be so judgmental, but a part of me only wants to deal with people for work and work only - and take care of everything else online.
I live in a small town where there’s no room for any sort of actual socialization for people around my age, and online I’ve had poor luck with talking to other people as well.
At this point, total social isolation sounds like an ideal lifestyle to me.

Have at it.

As someone who's spent the last 20 years living in a forest I can say there are many advantages to isolation, but now that I'm alone and sick as a dog I'm feeling the downside.

For me I've learned that the desire to self isolate tends to be my biggest sign of my mental health being in piss poor shape.

I get it. It's a valid way to feel. But please keep an eye on your mental health and try and ask for help when needed. This might look like discussing things with your dr or a professional and trying to see if you may be suffering from depression.
(Help doesn't have to look like medication. It can but imo shouldn't be the first response.)

There are times that I want to flee from society and move to Germany to live in the forest or the mountains. I've come to hate people that much. What happened at the supermarket this morning was the last nail in the coffin. I hope it wasn't the owner of the store who was giving me a hard time along with the little weasel with the red hair and the glasses. If that was the owner, I'm never going into that store again. Frack people and frack society.

Also

Sweet Pea hugs

I think about this a lot. Like, if I didn't have to work, totally isolating myself for months. Only leaving the house to go get groceries and for medical appointments. Totally isolating myself from News/politics of any sort. If need to know the weather, just listen to NOAA weather radio.

It sounds like heaven but yeah there is a downside too, when my parents are no long in the picture, I know I will be truly alone.