It’s one thing to be nervous about going to events again, it’s another to be avoiding them completely. If you are actively ignoring your friend’s invites and have zero motivation to leave your quarantine bunker, you’re most likely suffering from “social block.”
Life coach Grace McMahon says it’s like “writer’s block” but for socializing. It’s not that you really don’t want to do things deep down, or that you’ve turned into an introvert, McMahon says it’s likely some combination of being out of practice, worried about a lot of things, and knowing how exhausting going out can be. But the good news is you can get over it.Here are McMahon’s tips for dealing with social block:
- Practice And Patience.You never thought you would get used to Zoom meetings but look at you now. You can learn to hang again too. You’ve just got to put yourself out there slowly and not beat yourself up if you need to pull a few Irish exits to get out of some situations.
- Keep What You Loved From Lockdown.If you’ve found an alone-time hobby that you’re loving, don’t give it up because bars are reopened. Checking in with yourself and maintaining your self-care routine is just as important now as it was in lockdown.
Source:Metro
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