Home/Social & Belonging/Social exhaustion/Thoughtdoes anyone else ever feel like theyve just run out of things to give? i spent eight hours today at that big holiday market downtown and it’s like...social exhaustionemotional numbnessShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooyou know that feeling when you've been on your feet for like literally eight hours straight and your brain feels like a sponge that's been wrung out a thousand times but there's still somehow like… …social exhaustionI walked through the mall today, all the bright lights and the smell of cinnamon sort of… overwhelming, watching young families rush by with their arms full, and it hit me — a strange, quiet kind of… …loneliness in crowdsyou ever have those days where you feel like a human battery and by 6pm youre just at ZERO... …social exhaustioni really really need to get this off my chest because i just can't keep pretending anymore you know like i've been smiling all day and it's been this whole thing but i'm actually dying inside and i… …social exhaustionRelated ThemesComparison spiralsFeeling Invisible With AgeFriendship fakenessLoneliness in crowdsLosing Friends to Time