How do you navigate roommates ?

I wish I could afford to live by myself but I can’t. I have received feedback that roommates are disappointed that I’m not more chatty and that they feel nagged when I ask them about the apartment (for example a collaborative decision) and that it wouldn’t feel like nagging if I was generally more conversational. This makes me sad because I don’t want to make any environment feel negative for anyone, ever. But I also need a lot of alone time to feel even slightly ok as a human being. Additionally, I have chronic migraines and narcolepsy so it’s physically painful to be cheery sometimes. How do I navigate seeming like a chatty person (I guess? Self growth ..?) so I can get along with my roommates without compromising my essential needs (alone time)?