mentally exhausted interacting with other people

I get both worn out and worked up. Anyone ever feel that? Like your keyed up and can't relax after just having socialised for an hour or so. It's like it sets off some reaction in me, gets my adrenaline going or something... once my minds been set off whirring in a different direction I can't stop it. 

I definitely get the tiredness too though, I think it's because it takes so much mental energy to know how to respond all the time. If I don't put energy into my thought process I'm prone to talking ***. 

Roguelife said:

I get both worn out and worked up. Anyone ever feel that? Like your keyed up and can't relax after just having socialised for an hour or so.

Yes, that's adrenaline. Prevents you from relaxing and makes you feel "wired" but paradoxically you can feel tired at the same time.

This often happens to me when I have stayed awake for too long. The body gives you adrenaline for a "second wind", so you have this frustrating state of being both tired and unable to sleep.

I often get like that after too much social interaction, because I'm on edge from socialising but also drained. So afterwards I don't have the energy to do much but also can't relax.

Roguelife said:

I get both worn out and worked up. Anyone ever feel that? Like your keyed up and can't relax after just having socialised for an hour or so.

Yes, that's adrenaline. Prevents you from relaxing and makes you feel "wired" but paradoxically you can feel tired at the same time.

This often happens to me when I have stayed awake for too long. The body gives you adrenaline for a "second wind", so you have this frustrating state of being both tired and unable to sleep.

I often get like that after too much social interaction, because I'm on edge from socialising but also drained. So afterwards I don't have the energy to do much but also can't relax.

I've found its got worse too

It’s rough isn’t it.

I actually do like socialising sometimes though, I am basically a very sociable person, it’s just that I’m also a bit of a mess… I generally like to hear about people’s lives and discuss common interests. I just need my own time too. I didn’t used to get as fatigued as I do now from socialising actually, either it’s down to my health being worse or a lifetime of struggling with certain disadvantages having taken its toll.