Sarah G
Well-known member
Do you have to set time aside to recover after being around people?
Once a month I have to go sit with people for three hours whilst we get infusions, and it really drains me. I was there yesterday and tried to just look at my phone to avoid all the chatter and the nurse suggested a few times that I put my phone away
I'd rather have people think I'm rude or antisocial than waste my energy (I'm always tired) on nonsense plus it takes me at least a day to recover from it!
I find the recovery time worth it for people I care about but I still have to plan for it.
Maybe it's an introvert thing? I don't find myself to be a 'highly sensitive person' in the empath sense, more just... neurotic?
Once a month I have to go sit with people for three hours whilst we get infusions, and it really drains me. I was there yesterday and tried to just look at my phone to avoid all the chatter and the nurse suggested a few times that I put my phone away
I'd rather have people think I'm rude or antisocial than waste my energy (I'm always tired) on nonsense plus it takes me at least a day to recover from it!
I find the recovery time worth it for people I care about but I still have to plan for it.
Maybe it's an introvert thing? I don't find myself to be a 'highly sensitive person' in the empath sense, more just... neurotic?
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