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There should be a term for people who never really returned from the pandemic's social isolation (fedia.io)
submitted 1 day ago by classic@fedia.io to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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People who haven't really resumed socializing at levels they used to, people who lost the capacity to regulate during interpersonal interactions, people who lost trust in others... I encounter lots of partial returners out there

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 24 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

We had a name before the pandemic... It's "introvert."

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 2 hours ago

Yeah, because every job is made remote for introverts.

[–] classic@fedia.io 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

That happens to almost anyone on a long enough timeline. You have to let yourself be uncomfortable while you rebuild those social skills.

[–] classic@fedia.io 4 points 18 hours ago

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