There seems to be a general rejection of being reflective. I totally blame our smartphone addiction where every moment can be filled with tweets, social media and internet consumption. It appears that every freaking moment must be filled with stimulation or accomplishment. Sitting still and just "being" looks unusual, almost suspicious. Nothing wrong with your need for time for reflection, OP. The brain and soul needs constant recharging in our hectic society.

I'm a social person and talk to people in all walks of life. Occasionally I will have lunch alone in the lunchroom at work, to clear my head after punishing deadlines and pressure. Upon seeing me by myself, one colleague always hisses at me "Don't have any friends?", disrespecting how I choose to spend my time. I don't fear being by myself as others do. I guess other people are so terrified of being seen alone that they can not understand why one would choose it freely. Some of my greatest thoughts happen when I'm away from chatting with others and I give credit to being able to make great plans simply by thinking them through.

I like to have quiet time too, but I signal it by having sandwich in one hand and novel de jour in the other. If people at school see you sitting by yourself, you are fair game, I am afraid. You must be prepared to make civil remarks. However I find the very civility and politeness of response tends to disengage the vacuous ill-bred majority, while simply refusing to answer impertinent personal enquiries does away with that tendency in the main.

But you must be careful of being too much of an island. We are not always in the throes of popularity. We will all have literally forever to be silent and disregarded. Try not to hasten that day. So many people yearn for connection. It is a quixotic gift to you now, but who knows about tomorrow. Learn to connect in YOUR way and terms!

i was bugged for daydreaming and 'veging out' alone at high school years ago (actually, it was regular/normal for me to 'veg out' when i was younger, not too much anymore but i do still 'veg out' and relax my mind as it feels so good; i used to tell people, 'my brain is lazy, it wants to 'shut down' because it doesn't want to work!!!!! (which is true, in a way) :) There is definitive scientific evidence that 'sitting alone' and 'veging out' (being spaced out/meditating/quieting the mind/daydreaming/ etc. quietly) regenerates the neurotransmitter-containing 'liposomes' (within neuronal axonal endings) and enhances and creates new neurone axonal synaptic connections, as well as generating actual new neurones (brain cells in the cerebral cortex 'grey matter', or 'new brain' of our human species), more specifically in our 'thinking/cognitive' area of our pre/frontal cortex of our two brains (left/right brains). Thus, OP, you are doing fine, more fine than you can ever imagine :) Sitting alone and 'stilling the mind' is not a crime: it is good and wise of you and it may be a good idea to tell your classmates at school the reasons for sitting alone and relaxing (feel free to google the benefits of daydreaming or 'meditating' (quieting or 'relaxing' the mind)) Good job, OP!Redistributing knowledge that has been known for such long time is good for everyone, even ones who seem 'ignorant', 'curious' or unknowingly 'belligerent'. Sharing our learned knowledge is a good thing for all of us i sayz i says! :)