Home/Social & Belonging/Social exhaustion/ThoughtSometimes you realize that all the algorithms in the world won’t save you from a room full of people laughing at a joke you don't get...social exhaustionloneliness in crowdspersonality maskingShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooyou know that feeling when you're just like… trying to exist in a space but you also feel totally INVISIBLE? …quiet quitting guiltYou ever just… sit there, at a dinner party, like tonight, laughing along while everyone swaps stories about exes and hookups and all the *spicy* stuff – and you just nod and smile and make vaguely… …sexual shameI don’t know if this even counts as a confession, I mean, it’s not exactly a secret, but I just feel… so alone, even when I’m not. …friendship fakenessi'm still doing the whole apprentice thing at the garage which is fine it's good money good skills building toward something but man the vibes are just OFF. …loneliness in crowdsRelated ThemesComparison spiralsFeeling Invisible With AgeFriendship fakenessLoneliness in crowdsLosing Friends to Time