Sometimes just being undisturbed in another room works; I know that my husband needs and is helped a lot by that. He will tell me he needs to be alone and goes into his office and shuts the door for awhile. It's sometimes hard, but I've learned not to take it personally and I really appreciate that he tells me beforehand, so I can remind myself that I just heard him say he wasn't upset with me and is just having his recharging time. It's also hard for me to keep my distance and remember that if he comes out it might be to get some water or something so I need to wait for him to indicate that he is done with alone time and ready to interact with a real person again. But it's really important to him (I can see the difference it makes) because he is an introvert and the time to himself really recharges him and makes him happy.
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Date: 2003-05-11 10:28 pm (UTC)