Some days being with friends or family is fun. Other days, you want to be alone.
That doesn't mean things have gone wrong between you. Being with people takes small amounts of care, and that uses energy.
Know How You Come Back
Listen to music in your room, walk outside, do nothing. Knowing what settles you means you don't have to force yourself to join in.
Saying "I'm going to be on my own today" in advance keeps people from worrying. One sentence works better than quietly disappearing.
If You Come Back, That's Enough
If you can talk as usual the next day, that's enough. You don't have to stay away.
Time alone isn't slacking. It's getting ready to be with people again, like charging a battery a little.
Other people have quiet days too. Leaving them be is its own kind of kindness.
Write down one thing that settles you on days you want to be alone.
At Digital Kodomo BASE, we value both time with people and time on your own.
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