Today's OneWord: Secluded

Many people stay secluded not because they want to be alone, but because they feel like they deserve to be alone. The corner, with all of its slants and constricting edges, seems like a place of safety because it is the farthest one can back away from the conflict of the real world and the social cues within it. Certain critics like to downplay introversion as being picky, or misunderstanding of others, and they downplay something as crucial as human caution.