mentally exhausted interacting with other people

It’s like taking an examination on having the right to exist.  I guess I’m not naturally talented socially.  Maybe I’m more sensitive and self critical about this than the people to whom I’m speaking.  The problem isn’t the conversations so much as my fear that I’m sliding into failure with it.  There has to be a funny side to this which i havre yet to see. 

It’s like taking an examination on having the right to exist.  I guess I’m not naturally talented socially.  Maybe I’m more sensitive and self critical about this than the people to whom I’m speaking.  The problem isn’t the conversations so much as my fear that I’m sliding into failure with it.  There has to be a funny side to this which i havre yet to see. 

Interesting. My Autism Specialist says that she compares autists having conversations or engaging in any form of social interaction can be likened to the stress of attending a job interview: by the time it's over, you can be drained of energy.