Exhaustion after enjoyable events
Last Saturday I spent the day with a group of people. Some of them were strangers. We went to a nearby city and did many fun activities. Even though I was very afraid of the day, I actually enjoyed it very much.
The next two days I felt completely hung over, although I didn't drink alcohol. Today I'm better, but still very tired and a bit dissociated.
Do you know this, too?
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Oh, yes. Especially the part about "some of them were strangers"
I'd have done my very best to be "on". Even if it was fun, it would still be exhausting.
@ScottSoCal @actuallyautistic Yes. I was very afraid of the day and told myself I could leave anytime. I also decided that I wouldn't fake being excited or anything. But then, I felt good and was able to enjoy it. Even to the point that I was a bit over the top. Like my son with ADHD when he's actually very tired but appears to be extremely lively and excited.
My expectation was that I would be overwhelmed and get a migraine. It's only the days after that I'm down.