Self-sufficiency should create choice, not loneliness.

The point of being able to manage on your own is that it widens what you can say yes and no to. If it has instead produced a life where you rarely need anyone and rarely see anyone, it has drifted from its purpose. Capability was meant to open the door, not become the room.

If your days have quietly emptied of other people, treat that as a signal rather than a preference. Reach out to someone about something you could handle alone. Choosing company when you do not require it is exactly the freedom the self-sufficiency was for.