Does anyone else ever have those days where you can't bring yourself to engage in even the smallest social interaction-not due to any sort of depression or anxiety, but because you've sort of forgotten how?
There are days when I effortlessly make small-talk, and there are days when a simple "hello" has me befuddled. On these days I struggle to make eye-contact, and I can only recite polite phrases like some sort of well-trained parrot. Any attempt at organic conversation fails miserably.
Contrarily, there are days when I can effortlessly converse with absolutely anyone. I once walked to the store to buy juice and came back with the cashier's number. She asked if I would like my juice bagged, and one thing lead to another. Simple chit-chat with a customer over a birthday card has ended in them sharing their entire life's story and family album. Despite my proclivity for isolation, I clearly am quite good in social interactions. I may not understand the "why", but I understand the "how" and have a diagram in my mind for each and every possible social situation.
And yet there are days when this knowledge is absolutely useless. Again, I am not upset on these days; I am merely confused.
Has anyone a similar experience?