My social anxiety is so bad and the amount I socialize is so little that when I do, i feel disoriented and exhausted after a two hour dinner visit.
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Oh yeah, that’s me as well. I can lhandle more now because I’ve pushed myself, but the longer I’m at an event the more time I need to recover. This was a problem for me long before SZ.
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Just my own family used to be exhausting. Luckily, I don’t have to be too social at my job.
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I have to socialize at work. I’ve been learning the art of smalltalk lol. I pretty much never took part in smalltalk. So now I’ll just look up some obscure news to chat about or something.
Socializing is kind of like a muscle.
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I can relate to this too. I find it both physically and mentally draining in social situations as I am trying so hard to act like a normie, a person without negative symptoms. I am always trying to be upbeat and happy.
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Yeah I remember feeling that way because I’d hallucinate talking to the other participants in my head. I still do sometimes.
I’m the same way. I’ve gotten to where I prefer to be alone.
Socializing costs me energy. I’m an introvert.
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Really? I think you can stil speak about your dreams, hobbies and more things.
no, I don’t. the more talking, the better. the more fun, the better.
I cant listen to people bantering on tv or the radio. Social personalities really drain me. I socialize very little.
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