Being social is like taking a daily medication. It's the same process as getting physically fit. You cant' just run a 26 mile marathon without training for it first. I once went on a 10 mile bike ride without using my inhaler -- it put me in the emergency room and I was on Prednisone for a week after. Never do that again. Same with trying to play doubles tennis after years of not playing tennis at all. Had to use my inhaler before I started bc I knew the outcome would be bad if I didn't.

I've been antisocial off and on for a while now. When in social situations, I will sometimes either overshare or be a total wallflower or interject a conversation with something totally idiotic. Whoopsie. So, I am out of practice with my social skills. If I made the effort to go to Meetups once a week, slowly at first, I would exercise my social skills like your Mom suggested to stay healthy socially. Otherwise, if we're left to our own thoughts, well, that's not good.