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Is anyone else having trouble getting their social life back?

I have waited so long for quarantine to be over just so I could get back to my life, catch up with friends, go back to the gym. But now that it is I have such bad social anxiety I can't interact for more than like an hour without getting super emotionally detached and tired.... which is just so much fun to be around I'm sure.

Like I saw my friend three days ago and I was planning on staying at her house all night and drinking wine, but I left after three hours because like I just couldn't hold a conversation, I was getting sleepy and feeling really self-conscious. Part of it was that I gained weight, but so did she so it's not like I needed to be really embarrassed. I don't know what's wrong with me. It's like I'm high-functioning agoraphobic.
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Allelse · 36-40, M
Nah, I prefer my own company most of the time anyway.
WickedChild · 26-30, F
@Allelse Agreed honestly
Allelse · 36-40, M
@WickedChild I do go out and make friends once in a while, but, more often than not I cant make a proper connection there.
WickedChild · 26-30, F
@Allelse I feel like for me I'm just so not emotionally invested anymore that it's hard to even find the motivation to talk to people.
Allelse · 36-40, M
@WickedChild I met someone the other day, just simply by grinning at her, and we met in the park to muck around. And I just came away feeling empty inside. Not her fault, not my fault. Hard to make friends when you're a grown up.