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What are you anxious about when living alone? Just being alone, or the thought that something might happen to you and no one would know?

I love living alone, but sometimes at night I do get a pang of anxiety: what if I choke on something and there's no one around to help?!

Other than that, I love having my own space with no one but my cats around. I think my ideal living situation with a partner would be either us having two separate apartments nearby or at _least_ one larger house where we each have our own dedicated space to retreat to (for days, if desired). The thought of being around someone else 24/7 just sounds stressful and no matter how comfortable I feel with the person I'm never _fully_ relaxed until I am alone.

The anxiety is pretty random or I would say it's an amplified worry. Worry that's shouldn't be a deal but it becomes.

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