Colin, amazing article. I know what it’s like to need alone time, to regroup, and be with my own thoughts. Thankfully, I have a husband who understands, and is the same way. Your sentence on “..I’ll injure existing relationships…” is difficult. I struggle with relationships, current ones, and ones that might have been. But I think if I didn’t have my alone time, I wouldn’t have any relationships at all. I’d be an empty vase sitting on the side. Thanks for sharing this.