I am a true Jungian introvert, which means that I get my psychological/mental energy from alone time and I expend it when I interact socially.
This semester has involved a LOT of group work, and will continue to do so. Setting aside my anxieties around things like forming groups and talking to strangers (which is a whole ‘nother can of worms), the amount of interacting I’ve been doing has been totally exhausting me. I come home from school every night feeling drained, and basically spend the night zombified in front of the TV until I fall asleep. On the weekends, I nap as often as time allows.
It’s not that I don’t like the people I’m working with. They’re all totally lovely and I always have fun working with them, even when the actual work is annoying or tedious. But I am just not cut out to act gregarious and outgoing.
I’m really looking forward to next semester when I’ll get to go back to writing independently, for the most part.