I'm still only a teenager, but I've already found in life that some of the best company is myself. I love the time I spend with myself. I learn more about myself when I'm alone. I can look my deep seeded thoughts in the eye and face the reality they bring. It's not always pleasant knowledge, but I grow from actually facing the bad thoughts along with the good thoughts I have.

I understand myself on a deep level because I've taken the time to learn myself. Being alone gives you time to reflect on who you are and everyone needs to look inward sometimes to understand themselves.

Society doesn't understand the importance of time to yourself. There still lies a stigma in our society about people spending large amounts of time by themselves. They think people need to be social frequently, but they forget that not all people enjoy socializing on a consistent basis. Typically this leans towards introverts, but even extroverts need time to themselves every once in a while.

Time to yourself may be looked at as odd, but it's a necessary part of life for many people. I am one of those people.

I go to the movies by myself almost anytime there's a movie I want to see. I don't enjoy watching movies with other people so I don't. I also enjoy shopping by myself, so I don't normally shop with my friends. If I feel that an activity would best be done alone, I do it by myself.

I often get asked why I go alone to do various things, but there's not really a reason besides liking my own company more than that of others. It doesn't mean I don't love time spent with friends and family, but it's different. When I do something I love by myself I can appreciate it and enjoy it how I see fit without another person inputting their opinion or asking to do something different. Alone, I can just enjoy what I'm doing.

My choice to be alone doesn't mean anything other than me wanting to enjoy my own company, but it can perceived to have a deeper meaning by many people.

One big thing people think is that I'm depressed because I spend a lot of time alone and that's not accurate. I have been depressed, but it has no correlation to my desire to enjoy life on my own. Other people think that I'm not good at socializing and I'm far from that. I love engaging with various people and in all different environments. I consider myself a pretty good conversationalist and I can get along with people in most cases.

Being alone and enjoying it just isn't what people consider normal, but for me and others it's our normal. We're not weird for wanting to be alone and it's time society realized that fact. Liking being alone is a wonderful thing and I find no shame in loving my own company.