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[coraa]

First, the happy thing. I made cheesecake last night, and dragged people over to help me eat it. (It's actually, uh, Vossler York Azelas cheesecake, recipe courtesy of another fangirl I know. dork dork dork.)








Then, the thinky thing. I am, as is no shock to any of you, I'm sure, one of those people for whom social events -- even social events I enjoy -- are more draining than energizing. The frustrating thing is that I can't... always predict the rate of drain. Sometimes twelve hours of a party will leave me only mildly more tired than I would be otherwise -- but sometimes five minutes will not only use up my day's reserves but borrow on reserves through the next week. I'm more or less at peace with this -- I am coming to realize that introversion is not a crime, so long as you do have meaningful friendships and can function in daily life and the workplace without problems -- but it's kind of annoying not to be able to accurately plan around it.

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[clairebaxter.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it is annoying. Can you just leave when you realize that five minutes was too much? I find myself much less of a wreck if I have the ability to leave as soon as I need. It also helps me be less anxious about it all.

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Yes -- and I'm less likely to freak out in the first place if I have a clear escape route (which is why I am leery of going over to other peoples' parties for very-long periods of time unless I have either my own transportation home or I know for certain that they would be okay with my taking an hour's breather in the spare room or something). The main problem for me is figuring out how to quietly excuse myself (although this is easier at larger parties, where I can kind of sneak off without a lot of fuss).