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That's pretty good, actually

Were you in any particular transition during that period? Like high school to college or 20s to 30s? I wonder if that worsened the impact for people, if the social isolation happened to time with important life transitions

Especially given this context, maybe you can be upfront about your uncertainties with them?

This is exactly the type of thing I was reflecting on. Have you also found yourself having a lower tolerance for stressors?

Absolutely. It comes down to exposure therapy, basically. Reacclimation.

Yeah, I can tell that I get a little weird if I'm alone too long. And the time it takes is shorter since covid. I'm assuming from too much time alone during the peak period

I'm more referring to people who aren't so much choosing to isolate. Not a preference, but a loss of the capacity or opportunities to socialize

now find it completely weird and disorienting to deal with people in public now.

This is what I've been hearing (and experienced). And that it's not a preference, it's more that the nervous system has struggled to recalibrate; or there was not enough opportunity for it to do so and that has led to a feedback loop

Yes some kids I know, it just sort of became how they identify: shy, more anxious

Maybe if we smushed the two together and made up a word? Like hikicovidomori

Ouch. Yeah

I'm glad to hear you live in a country where you can get more specialized support! I hope the new treatments pan out