the holidays have been very social so it’s not for lack of interaction, but i’ve also spent nearly the entire time surrounded by straight people so that could be a factor
@Lady sorry to hear it. we fortunately live far enough away from family that we have valid excuses to avoid the long-time-surrounded-by-straight-people dynamic which i also find very draining.
@jdp23 i’m not on bad terms with family but i wish i could balance it more with people who belong to my community a little better
unfortunately due to my current living situation, all of those people are currently very remote
@Lady same for us with our families -- we're on good terms (well with a few exceptions who usually aren't there at gatherings) but it's still enervating being around large numbers of them for extended periods of time.
a lot of people on this website would tag this with ‹ mh (−) › but my mental health is fine actually, i just feel kind of bad is all