http://lisefrac.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] lisefrac.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] breakinglight11 2010-02-02 05:02 pm (UTC)

This is the seed of what can grow into apathy, passivity, nihilism.

I disagree. I think it's just means you're an introvert with extrovert tendencies. One sign of being an introvert is that being around people (and events, commitments, etc I would think as well), tires you out.

Obviously I don't think you should retreat into your room and never see anybody again... but I think we all need time to refresh ourselves, and not feel guilty for living up to artificial expectations of how social we should be.

I too find myself going in this direction - I can't seem to derive value from who I am rather than what I do, so I do and do and do and commit myself to things I probably shouldn't, etc. And I end up feeling overwhelmed all the time, which I think leads to my addictive behaviors, etc.

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