[MiddayNap]

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?

Welcome to PC! This is a great place to interact...I definitely am more introverted than I used to be. I hear you.

[hvert]

Yeah, that all sounds familiar, including the part about people sometimes sharing random life stories. For me, I think it is related to how much social contact I am getting - it happens to me more often if I am out of practice.

[MiddayNap]

Originally Posted by hvert

Yeah, that all sounds familiar, including the part about people sometimes sharing random life stories. For me, I think it is related to how much social contact I am getting - it happens to me more often if I am out of practice.

I am a cashier at the moment, and therefore, never out of practice. Perhaps it is a symptom of too much social interaction-for myself, at least.
Although it makes sense that a stretch of isolation would hinder one's social prowess.

[MiddayNap]

Originally Posted by rainyday107

Welcome to PC! This is a great place to interact...I definitely am more introverted than I used to be. I hear you.

Oh, you are lovely. Thank you, kindly.
Funnily enough, I am much more outgoing than I once was.

[hvert]

Originally Posted by MiddayNap

I am a cashier at the moment, and therefore, never out of practice. Perhaps it is a symptom of too much social interaction-for myself, at least.
Although it makes sense that a stretch of isolation would hinder one's social prowess.

Yeah, I could see too much interaction being kind of numbing.

[divine1966]

I work two jobs and interact with people all day long in both work places. When I am off work I prefer quiet and no interaction

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