Was Interacting With People Always This Exhausting?
3 ways to deal with post-pandemic fatigue
Between pandemic fatigue, the arrival of spring, and expanding access to vaccines, more and more of us are emerging from our homes and — gasp — actually spending time with other people. While many epidemiologists are saying this is a bad idea (a race between vaccinations and COVID-19 mutations) it hasn’t been enough to slow the tide of businesses opening up and people socializing more.
It hasn’t even been a crushingly cold winter here in New England, but like everyone else, I’m sick of living on Zoom and want to interact in person with fellow human beings if possible.
BUT.
Holy cow, is it exhausting.
I mean, I’m an introvert to begin with, so not spending time with human beings hasn’t been quite as awful for me as for some people. It’s always been draining for me to be around too many people for too long. And it’s not like I’m going to parties now.
It’s just that my tolerance for company has plummeted. In the last couple weeks, I’ve had three interactions, each with one person at a time:
- With my hairdresser, at her home salon
- A visit to a museum exhibition with a friend
