I don’t want to socialise much just now…
Does anyone else feel like they want to be left alone? It's probably a kind of a desperate habit I got into over lockdown, where I thought, “I can be on my own. I like my own company. This isn't too bad. I'll make myself busy.” So, I started a science degree, and I was really busy.
But now I have friends who are waiting in the wings and I can go out with them, but I see the WhatsApp messages on my phone in the corner, and I don't read them sometimes for a day.
I've found myself cancelling outings because I just think, “Oh, I'm too busy, I have enough on my plate.” My social battery is just a bit flat and low at the moment, even though I'm in good form. And when I go out, I do have a nice time, but I've just stopped wanting to go out as much.
I know it's so bad for me. Social isolation is really bad for cognition, it's really bad for mood. It's poor mortality rates. I need to get a grip, but I just don't feel like it at the moment.
Does anyone else feel like that, too? Share your story in the comments.
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