I just moved into a new apartment about 6 weeks ago. It took me a few weeks to get organized, and I’ve also been traveling a bit both for work and leisure, but now I am completely settled into my new place and won’t be going anywhere anytime soon.
I’d say I’m a fairly social person, but my social battery depletes pretty quickly and I need to recharge in-between. I work a generic 9-5 and I love my new job. All my coworkers are great, but I feel like I socialize so much at work that I just don’t have the energy by the end of the work day. I get home and honestly just want to chill with my pets. I cook dinner, clean up, shower, and just chill the rest of the night until it’s time to go to bed. Sometimes I’ll get out of the house to run some errands, go workout, etc., but weekdays I’m pretty much a homebody who just wants to be alone.
This is my first move and it also happens to be out of state, and I feel like I’m frequently checking in with my friends and family from back home via text and calls all the time too. Making new friends is one of the last things on my mind, but it’s still on my mind. I don’t want to continue this routine and then have a year go by with no friends — I don’t even want a few months to go by! I just feel so conflicted because I *know* I should be putting myself out there, I just can’t bring myself to do it at this moment… I don’t have the energy. Has anyone else gone through something like this? I’ve hung out with my coworkers a few times and have gone to many work events, but I’m struggling to get beyond the work bubble.