Anyone else feel their social battery is now low ?

[JennyTals]

I’ve enjoyed the last two days a lot but I’m done in now
One more family social gathering at the weekend them im done

So low! I’m scheduling my nap time within minutes of waking up!

Low and getting lower every year I age!

Can’t be doing with crowds anymore.

Family is okay because we are all similar in our tolerance of each others company 😂 or better to phrase it our need for our own space!

my social battery is permanently run down and I am fine with that

I always think there should be a gap inbetween Xmas day and Boxing Day !!

I'm staying at my parents' with my brother and his wife. God the awkward silences!! We have no contact during the year so know nothing about each other. When we do meet up we pretty much make polite chat about the weather. I have no idea what to talk to them about because we just aren't interested in each others' lives!

How long are you there for ?

3 days! I'm actually going to Google 'conversation inspiration' before I go downstairs this morning! If anyone has any good ones let me know!

Have you done the holidays one ?

As an introvert I find all the family forced joviality hard. I’ve had an enjoyable Christmas but delighted DH is off to play golf so I can spend the day pottering around the house, reading and staying quiet until he’s back around tea time. Alone time recharges my energy.

Even my dog's social battery is low at the moment. We've had 2 other dogs over during the festive season and at some point in the evening he just goes to bed and doesn't want to talk to anyone. He does get on very well with all the dogs and humans that have been over. He's also not a morning dog. 😅

That cracked me up about the dog ! Brilliant

I love dogs

My social battery is always low however Xmas eve and day it was drained.did v little after work and dropped DMS present off came home to chill.Some times DH and myself staying in our own rooms to watch TV as e both love time alone.

Mine is well drained now and I haven't even socialised since Christmas day.

It's been a whole year of social commitments though and I feel like I've nothing more to give. I just want to stay under my blanket and not have any plans for at least another week - that would be bliss.

I was supposed to meet friends last night, couldn't face it. Another get together tonight with people I would love to see, but I just can't muster up the will to go through with it.

I feel like I'm letting people down 🙁

Mine is so low it is going to switch itself off soon. We are only done to 1 house guest now (till tomorrow, although they have been here a week) but have had 8 every day since Christmas eve and I have had enough. I'm knackered from running around after them, trying to tidy up, keep up with laundry etc....

This is an expression I have just recently learned and its very apt. I am generally sociable but am struggling the past few months. I find it difficult if events come together. Yesterday i had two big gatherings in one day and another one tomorrow. I've done nothing all day and otherwise I don't think I could do it. I have lots of different social groups and have created a very sociable life for myself so it's becoming very obvious to me that I have changed. I'm not sure should I tell people I'm finding it hard or just let it go.

Mine is low but I have been socialising hard all through December and then a parent ended up in hospital and both parents needing a lot of support and I am wiped out. However I will be seeing parents again tomorrow and back to work on Mon, but that will do for the next few days. I'm sure it won't take me long to get back to it though, I am very sociable normally.

It's lovely but yes totally exhausted

We’ve hardly seen anyone so I am ok

don’t miss crazy crowds and nonsense - it’s been a tough year

We've had visitors staying for 5 days. They left today and everyone has been in separate rooms all day. Utter bliss.

Yep, between getting everything ready for Christmas and hosting and seeing people, I was ready for my day 'off' yesterday, but was back on it this afternoon and now no rest for the wicked until 2 Jan when I'm back at work. Why do I do this to myself?!

My social battery is non existent, I’m running on fumes… I hate socialising and only do so at work because I have too…

Ooof! Social battery, family admin battery & work battery all on emergency reserves!
still got big family New Year celebration to go, followed by full on 1st week of Jan crazy work deadlines!
living the dream!! 😂😂😂😬

I swear it gets lower every year I age.

I just cannot be bothered.