People who never leave the house - why?!

[Anonymous]

God, when I leave one morning and realize I never left the house the day before. Those are the best days and I definitely have several of them per year. There are sometimes entire winter weekends when I only leave the house once, for kids' sports.

I consider it to be a treat but obviously, YMMV.

BTW I also love to be outdoors and spend a lot of time hiking, camping, etc. It doesn't have to be either/or. One can love the outdoors AND find a lazy day or weekend at home to be totally refreshing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:God, when I leave one morning and realize I never left the house the day before. Those are the best days and I definitely have several of them per year. There are sometimes entire winter weekends when I only leave the house once, for kids' sports.

I consider it to be a treat but obviously, YMMV.

BTW I also love to be outdoors and spend a lot of time hiking, camping, etc. It doesn't have to be either/or. One can love the outdoors AND find a lazy day or weekend at home to be totally refreshing.

That should say, "God, I love when I leave one morning and realize I never left the house the day before."

[Anonymous]

if I am a houseguest, I would
leave the house for atleast an hour or so everyday. Unless I am beat buddies with the host.

[Anonymous]

*best

[Anonymous]

If you live in a building with no elevator, it's a pain to go out if you don't have to.

[Anonymous]

it is a mental illness, OP, its called agoraphobia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve stayed home for a few days in a row plenty of times, especially since the pandemic when I no longer need to be in the office every day. What’s the big deal? Sometimes I don’t leave because I just need some down time. Sometimes I’m busy doing chores, laundry, etc all day and by then I’m too tired to go anywhere. I like my house. I don’t need to be out in the world to interact with people just because. I feel like I get a lot of interaction while I work. Everyone is different.

This. I am interacting with people all day every day at work (virtually, I work from home). I also interact with my husband and kids. Some days that's enough for me.

If you're talking about getting fresh air, then yes that's good if the weather is nice. But I can walk my dogs for 30 minutes and not interact with anyone else. I don't understand the point of your post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ve stayed home for a few days in a row plenty of times, especially since the pandemic when I no longer need to be in the office every day. What’s the big deal? Sometimes I don’t leave because I just need some down time. Sometimes I’m busy doing chores, laundry, etc all day and by then I’m too tired to go anywhere. I like my house. I don’t need to be out in the world to interact with people just because. I feel like I get a lot of interaction while I work. Everyone is different.

This. I am interacting with people all day every day at work (virtually, I work from home). I also interact with my husband and kids. Some days that's enough for me.

If you're talking about getting fresh air, then yes that's good if the weather is nice. But I can walk my dogs for 30 minutes and not interact with anyone else. I don't understand the point of your post.

"I live my life he right way, and it's the only way. I like to point fingers at people who chose differently, so I can laugh and feel superior for awhile."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm an introvert, and think it's extremely healthy to leave the house for at least a little bit, every day. To go outside, get exercise, get air, run an errand, interact with people even if it's just passing people on the sidewalk. And sure, I think many people are aholes, but it's still important to get out and see other humans.

I have a long term houseguest who hasn't left the house for 3 days now, and it's insane to me. That's terribly unhealthy. Even when I've had covid/flu/strep/etc, I never went 24+ hours without even going outside for a little bit. I'm not sure I spend more than 3 days in an entire year without never leaving the house to at least go for a walk.

If I'm a houseguest I always make it a point to leave the house for an hour or two to give them time away from me. But I love when I can just burrow in bed, reading magazines and when I get bored, books, and when I get bored, watch Netflix and putter around and whatever. I have no need for people. Dogs, maybe, but never people. My window is open - and the air is dirty. No need to go out for "fresh air" and the people in my neighborhood are homeless. so no need to walk past them and get called a fat ass*ole or whatever.

Do you not have any friends?

[Anonymous]

I often don't live the house for days. I wah. I love my house: take care of kids, my pets, garden read, watch tv, paint...I don't really ever feel like being out and about is better than being home. I just leave if my kids have a game or meet to watch, and that's pretty much it during the week.

[Anonymous]

My home is my sanctuary. I prefer being here as much as I can. I am outside every day walking my dog, but I don't feel the need to go out somewhere to be around people just for the sake of doing it. I only leave the house when there is a specific purpose.

[Anonymous]

Another solid introvert. One of those people who plans on going to events but is relieved when they get cancelled. But I am also aware that if I am shut in for too long it's bad for my mental health, my anxiety and depression ramp up, so I try to force myself to at minimum get outside. Working from home definitely exacerbated things.
I've known a couple of people with what I think was a mild form of agoraphobia--they didn't get panic attacks about leaving the house but eventually avoiding leaving had a major impact on their work or other aspects of their life.

[Anonymous]

OP is the that lady you see super slowly walking around the grocery store for sport, reading packages and looking confused. And not buying anything just "being out and about" for no reason, wasting gas and time just to "get out of the house."

That doesn't count as an active social life OP!

[Anonymous]

I have a houseguest like this. She's low energy and anti social. Not depressed. It's just the way she's wired.

[Anonymous]

This thread is evidence of how extroverted America is. Some of you simply cannot fathom that a well-adjusted, mentally healthy adult might prefer to stay at home rather than leave the house every day. It's such an alien concept, that you are freely diagnosing those people with depression, social anxiety, agoraphobia and other things, yet I bet none of you has a medical degree or work in the mental health field.

It's ok to like being alone. It's ok to be a homebody. It doesn't always mean something is wrong.