Given how common isolation is with CPTSD, what have been your experiences with socialization?

Do you find it difficult? Do you even try? Did you have to work out of isolation? Were you never isolated?

I personally have isolated myself over the past decade, but am slowly building relationships on and offline that have forced me to change. I’m not sure I want to stop, but that would require me to hurt the people who care about me, which I refuse to do.

Also since this is the first post, welcome to the fediverse.

  • RealAccountNameHere@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 years ago

    I isolate myself to keep safe. I have few friends and no family.

    My experience has been that people—even those I like—make me tired. They want too much from me. All I want to do is be left alone.

    • lynny@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      2 years ago

      I wish I could be alone myself. I’m not enjoying having to put myself out there it I’m being honest.

    • goldenoreo@lemm.ee
      1·
      1 year ago

      I feel like I know exactly what you mean by your second paragraph. Like any amount of interaction, even responding to texts, is a gargantuan effort and almost an unwanted chore.