Can anyone, narcissist or not, give me some advice? One of my friends is coming to live with me for what may be quite a long time. For various reasons, she doesn't have anywhere else to stay, and won't have any prospect of being able to find her own place. I'd rather not go into the details, but this woman is a nice person, sociable and extrovert. She's the sort of person who likes background noise, from television or music. I know that she'll be willing to turn these off if I ask her, but I don't want to have to do this.
I like to sit in silence for most of the evening, reading, writing, or using my computer - typical introvert stuff. This woman is an extrovert (not a pain in the bum, just someone who likes other people) - to sit like that in silence every evening will make her feel excluded and a bit low, possibly. She doesn't have friends or family around here to visit.
The bottom line is, I live in a small flat, I won't be able to be on my own, and even if I could, I wouldn't be able to relax, knowing that she was sitting in another room, feeling hurt. I like and need my own company - I have strong schizoid traits. I know that I'm being selfish, and people have much more to cope with than I'll have.
I should probably post this on the schizoid forum, but this is my 'home', so I'm trying here first. Any advice or comments appreciated.