Are you a recluse?

Recluse in Training

Find out now in this highly unscientific quiz.

Question 1:


Hell is:
Other people
A 'team-building' day at work
A party without booze
Solitary confinement

Question 2:


A friend invites you to her boyfriend's birthday party. You won't know anyone else there.
You:
Relish the opportunity to let it all hang out
Find an excuse not to go.
Agree to attend; you're sure it will be fine.
Refuse to go; why did she even ask you in the first place?

Question 3:


Your ideal holiday/vacation would be:
A meditation course in the countryside
A solo retreat - anywhere, as long as you're alone.
Partying at Ibiza, Aiya Napa or the Hamptons.
The usual kind of vacation with a few pals - sight-seeing, sunbathing, shopping, etc.

Question 4:


It's Saturday, and you have nothing scheduled for the day.
You:
Meet up with all the gang for drinks.
Watch a film with a friend.
Go shopping with a couple of mates.
Stay in bed. All day.

Question 5:


The last time you left the house was:
You can't remember.
You're never home. You just shower and sleep there.
Yesterday, or the day before.
During the last 12 hours.

Question 6:


How many friends do you meet up with regularly?
10 or more
4-9.
1-3.
Do online friends count? How about the mailman? I see him everyday!

Question 7:


Internet dating is:
For losers who can't get a date.
A way of meeting people who I probably wouldn't meet otherwise.
The only way I'm going to meet my soulmate.
A last resort.

Question 8:


Famous recluses like J.D. Salinger and Phil Spector are:
Complete Freaks!
Inspirational.
Strange.
Intriguing.

48 Responses to “Quiz: Are you a Recluse?”

  1. 1
    Kaz:

    3:40 pm on 17-Apr-08

    Just about right.

  2. 2
    PJ:

    2:01 pm on 19-Apr-08

    Come on then, what was your result?

  3. 3
    sen:

    4:07 pm on 2-May-08

    hmm…so m a non-recluse ( dats wat ur quiz says !) ……. well, maybe its right ..watever !
    Nice blog though ….. really liked it .

  4. 4
    PJ:

    4:09 pm on 3-May-08

    You must be quite the party animal, Sen. Glad you enjoyed the blog.

  5. 5
    PM:

    9:32 pm on 8-May-08

    Non-recluse. Cool blog. Hope you break the writers block soon

  6. 6
    stimps:

    12:14 am on 18-Jul-08

    I’ve been a recluse so long, I’ve really sort of forgotten about it. I only remember under stress, when my family bugs me about meeting up for a family do or something. Bleah. I guess I must like it… it started when I was about ten, and I’m 43 now. Long live the recluses… we never pick up the flu from work. =)

  7. 7
    stimps:

    12:15 am on 18-Jul-08

    Oh, I got the Recluse’s Recluse, btw. =) Champion!

  8. 8
    Sarah:

    10:00 am on 11-Aug-08

    Recluse in training

    I really should get a job I can do from home.

  9. 9
    Layet:

    5:08 pm on 11-Aug-08

    Recluse in training….
    nice

    Just stumbled upon your blog…. very nice indeed

    Thanks

  10. 10
    PJ:

    11:12 pm on 13-Aug-08

    Hi all, we’re getting an interesting set of results here. Stimps, I think you’re the first Recluse’s Recluse I’ve heard about.

  11. 11
    stimps:

    11:21 pm on 13-Aug-08

    :!:

    I’m not sure if I should be proud or not. =)

  12. 12
    PJ:

    12:09 am on 14-Aug-08

    Yeah, it’s probably a dubious honour.

  13. 13
    J.D.:

    12:43 am on 14-Aug-08

    I’m a recluse-in-training too! :grin:

  14. 14
    PJ:

    1:09 am on 15-Aug-08

    Welcome to the club, J.D. :mrgreen:

  15. 15
    eveapple:

    12:45 am on 19-Aug-08

    Recluse in training. Only because I have children am I not more reclusive. Those little buggers are required to go to school by law!

  16. 16
    charles:

    2:00 pm on 20-Aug-08

    yep I’m a recluse , I killed all my friends.

  17. 17
    Nabin:

    2:52 am on 7-Sep-08

    Recluse-in-Training…so thats what my result says. Well when I saw just the result, I was like …what the **** but when I read the description, I realized that nothing else could describe me better. Nice stuffs. Enjoyed your 99 things…I am presently facing a writer’s block and my job in a Call Center doesn’t help the matters either.

  18. 18
    Evil Genius:

    6:30 am on 4-Oct-08

    All hail the Recluse’s Recluse! – Don’t even want to comment here, I am even reclusive online. Could not resist the quiz.

  19. 19
    Mahekaru:

    10:29 pm on 6-Oct-08

    I’m a recluse, I’ve been one for about 2 years now, I 20 years old, I play video games and watch anime, I’m a total otaku as well. The only time I leave to so go to the gas station to get some gamming fuel, I stay up late and wake up at about 4 or 5pm and do it all over again. I buy almost everything online… I one time even bought a gallon of milk online, come to think of it, a orginisation called my house the other day wondering if I was interested in a program that will actually by all my gosseries and deliver them to me. I not sure how they got my number or how they new I was such a recluse, kinda freaky. Anyway, I like it, no one here to piss me off or to get in my way, im not crazy (who said I was crazy), I’ll be an recluse an otaku forever!

  20. 20
    Mahekaru:

    4:27 am on 8-Oct-08

    If you are a recluse or a recluse in training, I sugjest you watch “Welcome to the NHK”. it’s an anime about a guy who has been a recluse for 4 years, really good storyline.

  21. 21
    Ed Beisel:

    8:33 pm on 14-Oct-08

    :evil: KMA Strange one!

  22. 22
    Berbi:

    10:32 pm on 15-Nov-08

    :shock: Ello, I am pretty much a recluse so my horrible girlfriend keeps telling me. She thinks it is pretty insane to be up at 3am or 6am and then sleep til late morning or just when the fuck I want!
    I am pretty much a Misanthrope as well…anyone else??! I didn’t realise there was anyone like me. I have been made to feel ashamed of my lifestyle. I sometimes don’t go outside for days and I now have a bit of a phobia about using the telephone. I go for days without talking to anyone or even setting one foot outside my door. Sometimes, today for instance I have had to resort to powdered milk as I have a phobia about going out, most people think I am weird where I live and so they leave me alone for the most part!

  23. 23
    Berbi:

    10:35 pm on 15-Nov-08

    :twisted: I am the happiest on my own…food and tv and peace……………au revoir

  24. 24
    steph:

    7:29 am on 21-Dec-08

    :wink: pretty much what i thought. am geting more reclusive as the years go on though. will take the test again in another 5 years!

  25. 25
    Nevan:

    7:28 am on 4-Jan-09

    I am a recluse in training. I am pretty much a tortured soul who can’t stand being with people but I can’t stand being alone for very long either.

  26. 26
    Lakshmi:

    7:10 am on 12-Apr-09

    Recluse in training l ……….i actually came across when i was trying to find out whether i can socialize at all after totally lettin my bro down at a party where i was a total antisocial……..Sigh sigh truth is so bitter for me ………Very nice blog tho :smile:

  27. 27
    David:

    7:24 am on 27-Apr-09

    I’m not doing a whole lot these days, I’ve since retired from Printing and Graphic, wife is still working at her business however. I do some photography from time to time as a hobby and enjoy spending time with my wife at home now that the kids have moved out and on their own.

  28. 28
    Eddie Shapanski:

    3:40 pm on 22-May-09

    Hello
    I am The RECLUSE’S RECLUSE…I love my life style
    my perfect existense would be.. Never have to work..an endless supply of Opiates..
    Buying everything online & have it deliverd….NEVER have the Sun shine , I HATE SUNSHINE btw
    GRAY & THUNDER STORMS..LONGER WINTERS WITH A LOT OF BLIZZERDS & HIGH WIND…
    NO DAYLIGHT SAVEINGS TIME ….I LOVE THE NIGHT

  29. 29
    Heidi:

    8:41 pm on 24-May-09

    :neutral: I enjoy being a recluse because I spent my entire life resolving other’s problems, spending thousands to enrich their lives and really do not enjoy, want or need their company because I have given all I can give. I just want everyone to be happy, successful and leave me alone. I just feel stressed when they want to visit or include me in their activities. I have been let down by so many people, churches, organizations, friends that, although I don’t feel it was deliberate on anyone’s part, I trust no one and just enjoy the peace and tranquility when I have no expectations and am alone.

  30. 30
    stacey:

    2:17 am on 28-Jun-09

    I got recluse in training. Sounds about right! I refuel emotionally by getting away from other people.

  31. 31
    Shereen:

    3:26 am on 2-Jul-09

    It’s funny because i want to date but I don’t feel like leaving the house and meeting people. What’s the point?

  32. 32
    Ukhti (ook-tee):

    11:34 pm on 3-Jul-09

    My result is ‘All Hail the Recluse’s Recluse”. Just for the record, I am an not an agoraphobic with a fear of the of open places or others. I simply have no interest in life beyond my front door. Some, like myself, just tend to thrive best hermit-style.

  33. 33
    Robot:

    2:29 pm on 27-Sep-09

    Hi

    Done the quiz and I am a recluse in traning it says. In real life though, I am a recluse. I have two friends whom I text and email once a month. I have now moved country which means I won’t see them until who knows. I contact my family by text on my mobile phone once a month and I have no intention of making friends. I am however, an animal lover. I greet shopkeepers and wave to neighbours. I am comfortable with that but as soon as I feel that someone wants to be a friend, I vanish. I cannot stand people’s presence around me. I am very protective over my territory (my home) and just don’t like people coming to the house, unless they have to do the plumbing or the house is on fire.

  34. 34
    Slmbo:

    9:52 pm on 13-Oct-09

    Im a recluse in my mind at least I work 6 days a week and get on with my work colleuges etc I get invited to places with them and occasionally go. I have only one close friend and we meet probably every couple of weeks I’ve had many friends in my life but have not maintained contact with them a few I wish that I had kept in contact with. If I had the money I think I would probably move to the country have a few dogs and really only keep in touch with my parents lol. I have had a few girlfriends and would like a life partner but Its hard to meet people when you live the kind of life I do. I guess I come across normal but I’d just like a quiet life with a beautiful girl to travel with.

  35. 35
    brownin:

    10:58 pm on 26-Oct-09

    Oh no, I am NOT a recluse in training. Let me take it again! :arrow:

  36. 36
    Mia:

    6:48 pm on 9-Dec-09

    I’m a female recluse in training! Most definitely :cool: I love it! I can only stand people around me for a short time. I eventually feel like I want to either have a nervous breakdown or whack them over the head with a two by four to make them get lost. I just get too stressed. I’m single with kids and yes I have to deal with the school and I walk them there and back everyday. But I rarely talk to anyone unless I have to and believe it or not I have an excellent reputation at the school. Probably because I keep my big mouth shut about issues. I love it when my kids go with their dad on the weekends. I need the time to refuel for the following week. Ahhhh it’s like heaven! I rarely go out unless I have to like grocery shop or whatever and even that takes me a couple of hours to pysch myself up to do cuz I just love being at home period. I can’t even stand family visits at my home ugh that is the most stressful of all. Ya’ all just leave me alone! LOL ;-)

  37. 37
    Dr. Deception:

    3:56 pm on 11-Aug-11

    A Recluse’s Recluse here. Like I needed any verification. :cool: I just came across your blog (is that still the used word?) today by typing “reclusivity” in a Google search. I enjoy your blog–thanks.

  38. 38
    PJ:

    1:38 am on 13-Aug-11

    Love the name, Dr D. Glad you like the blog.

  39. 39
    Chris:

    3:23 am on 17-Aug-11

    In training all my life :cry:

  40. 40
    PJ:

    8:05 am on 19-Aug-11

    Never mind, Chris. It’s not a contest.

  41. 41
    net.net:

    4:22 am on 20-Aug-11

    okay…now what?

  42. 42
    PJ:

    2:17 pm on 29-Aug-11

    Now nothing. You want a lollipop or something? ;)

  43. 43
    Janina Newball:

    10:13 am on 30-Aug-11

    My friend told me about this. Interesting…

  44. 44
    Mac Stout:

    2:55 pm on 5-Nov-11

    I am Mac Stout —– by society!

  45. 45
    Mick:

    8:31 pm on 25-Dec-11

    I like your crisp writing style. All the best to you.

  46. 46
    Gazboy:

    12:03 am on 17-Jan-12

    I’m “The Recluse’s Recluse….. Cool!

    Can you send me one of those lollipops? I don’t want to risk a covert trip out to get a sugar fix.

    x

  47. 47
    PJ:

    4:03 pm on 21-Jan-12

    All out of lollies at the mo, Gazboy, but you should enjoy the glow of knowing that you’re the most reclusive of them all.

  48. 48
    Jen:

    12:35 am on 24-Jan-12

    Just as I suspected – I’m ” The Recluse’s Recluse”. :cool:

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