Home/Social & Belonging/Social exhaustion/ThoughtSometimes you just get so tired of the quiet, you know?social exhaustionShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI hate that I want to fill it with noise again, even though I swore I needed it gone. …empty nest voidokay this is probably so stupid and not a big deal but like, sometimes when I'm just chilling, you know, and I hear my neighbors like, laughing and playing music, and they always have people over and… …midlife lonelinessI sit on the floor, eating my Thai takeout, and it is SILENT. …relief at lossYou know that feeling when you're folding the third load of laundry and the house is finally quiet... …social exhaustionRelated ThemesComparison spiralsFeeling Invisible With AgeFriendship fakenessLoneliness in crowdsLosing Friends to Time