Struggle to sleep after busy day around others

When I’m around others for long periods of time, not close family as such but colleagues etc I often feel too wired to properly shut off at bed time. I get what I consider to be a delayed reaction to all the stimuli, as if I walk around in a protective bubble all day then all of a sudden when night approaches the thoughts start knocking at the door of my mind. I run over conversations, try to guess what someone may have thought of my greetings, did I appear weird at all in some way? Are others judging me or am I just over-thinking?; Mr over-thinking is my life long friend. Usually the next day when I have slept these thoughts and concerns lessen.

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  • In order to mask you need to be able to predict what will happen. Any new bit of info has to be sifted out, analysed and filed for the future. Any interaction that did not go to plan needs to be assessed.

    I think you don't analyse the stuff that went well the same way, it doesn't need attention.

    You prepare future things to say if a similar scenario occurs again.

    At least I used to a lot, but it may also have been hypervigilence.