Do you stay in your room most of the time?

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I feel the safest (but not necessarily the happiest), when I'm alone with my computer and/or sister in my room. Every time I do things outside my comfort zone- go to the library, go to college classes, do something with friends- my anxiety levels spike. Often, if I experience a jam-packed day with too much stimulation, I will spend the following day/s glued to the computer in my room, ignoring my responsibilities and indulging in the things that make me happy and calm. I become, to quote Pink Floyd, comfortably numb.

I try not to let this happen, because if I do, it usually makes the days when I do have to study, clean, or look for a job that much harder for me. If I wasn't on medication, I probably wouldn't survive in the "real world".

My younger, 20-year-old sister is worse than I (I'm 21)- she disappears for very long periods into her own room, and has to be reminded to make herself meals.

My room is my happy place.

yes ._. its the only place i feel comfortable

Oh yes. My room is my haven. I'm in my haven right now.

another revival of an old thread

I do. I only get out of my room to get food and drink from the kitchen.

I always did, even in university, when we had 5-bedroom apartments (for juniors and seniors). I never used the appliances or entered the "common area" (living room), never watched television, and only went to the bathroom/shower when nobody else was out. I couldn't shake the notion that I was but an interloper in somebody else's domain. With my own place, I can still find myself holed up in one specific area (the study) and "sneaking" about...

I sit in my room and play Runescape all day.

I stay in my room often. My parents sometimes might come in to talk to me or say good night etc. Usually, we do not bug each other when we are doing our own thing. I come out of my room when I am going out, wanting to eat something, wander around the house (my room is small so wandering is kinda hard) etc.

why would I stay in my room.........I've made the entire house aspie/autistic friendly.

For me the house is very welcoming and feels like home. I'm comfy in all rooms of the house. Now whether or not I leave the house is a different story.

Not necessarily my room all the time, but definitely the house in general. I don't like going out in public much.

I try to go out once a day, but generally I spend the rest of the time in my room. It's safe and comfortable.
My dad thinks I need to get out more.

I do stay in my room a lot of the time....after I go to my college classes and get something to eat, I go right back to my dorm room and stay there usually for the remainder of the day. I usually only come out again to get food, go to the bathroom, and sometimes the mini-mart on campus. I've realized what a strange, unfriendly place the world is in recent years, and prefer to stay in a safe environment to preserve my sanity.

I can stay in my room for 60+ hours (except for food and bathroom breaks) because I have 129 textbooks, internet, music, Scrabble and train maps in my room.

Yes, I tend to stay in my room for most of the time as, I don't care to bother anyone else as well, I feel a sense of serenity as such..

I stay in my apartment alone about 99% of the time, emerging only to go shopping twice a week or to go walking. All the alphas just can't understand it and talk about me incessantly, causing me to seal them out even more strongly. I've been doing this for 62 years now. It would be nice to have one friend... but...