Tired after Social Activities

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I get tired after social activities like in college right now, in one class we go into groups everyday. When I have this class I have to sleep right after class for a few hours , and this ruins my sleeping schedule.
In my other class they have groups each day but the professor is okay with me working alone on my maths work. After having this class I do not have to go to sleep for a few hours , since the teacher does not make me go into a group.
I have these two classes on separate days.


I always wondered why I got so tired in school, but now I am finally noticing that having to participate in social activities really gets me tired.

I always get ever so tired after social activities, yesterday a friend of my mother came for the whole afternoon for a lunch / coffee time visit; and now today, all day, I have felt ever so tired and unable to think due to being so mentally exhausted, I do not even have the energy to engage enjoyable things. And this happens to me every single time I engage in any such event or even less of a social activity... it is so very exhausting, I HATE IT ! !!...

PS: I will report back the moment I recover for some feedback on the issue.

Until later, I have got some mind and body resting to do.... wish me luck (not that I believe in luck) GOOD BYE....

drink coffee and read a book

I've posted this reply several times on WP but wish to help as many members as possible so here goes again.

I used to suffer terrible evening tiredness but now feel fine.

My solution?

I bought myself a mountain bike and after a few sessions of riding just a couple of miles a day my problem was solved.

I can relate to both this comments. Specially the part about getting snappy and how the head going numb

Socialising is a lot of work, in my opinion an ill ridden necessity... Ugh! I am so worn out...

Spent six hours with my sister and her friends yesterday, and I went to bed early out of sheer exhaustion.

To answer your first question, whether or not I get tired after social gatherings would depend upon how early I got up the morning before the social activity, how much sleep I got the night before, and at what time of day the social activity is held, and how long the social gathering is. So I would say some of the time I get tired after social activities.

To answer your second question, you could try the following:
1. Get a good amount of sleep the night before social gatherings (i.e. 7-8 hrs.) if the explanation behind you getting tired after social gatherings has anything to do with lack of sleep at night.
2. Unless you have something important to do the very next day after the social gathering, drink some caffeinated/energy beverages before the social gathering. Doing this can help you stay awake during the social gathering (and possibly after it).

Frankly, it doesn't even have to be socializing. Just being outside and negotiating life is tiring for me.

My pattern with social goes like this (or used to, I'm changing things now that I realize what is going on): I get an invitation to a gathering and it sounds good and I feel enthusiastic. The day comes, and my enthusiasm starts to wane. I tell myself, "just go anyway, it will be good for you (me)". I go. I have an ok to good time except that I can't follow conversations, can't engage in small talk, often wind up sitting by myself or listening to someone else talk, or I talk too much about the wrong things. I leave and start to feel terrible and have a meltdown that lasts for several days. I feel stupid, like I stand out as a weirdo, ashamed of something I said or did. My new pattern goes like this: I get an invitation, say "no thanks, can't make it", stay home and feel great!

i have that big time probably because i'm introverted and you might be 2.

Pretty much everyone said it: I get burned out quickly when being with more than one person for an extended time...
Especially when people are talking at once or there's background sound/music it's hell.

The only things you can do is leave after a preset amount of time (two hours tops for me) or when you feel the stress/fatigue OR limit the amount of people.
For instance, I celebrate my birthday twice, with three days between the events. Less people = better. Also I let people know when to leave

I'm sick and tierd after any "social" activity, and worst of all is meeting new people

I become exhausted quite quickly. My Mother noticed this even when I was a very young child. If I spend a whole evening with other people by the end of the night I am so overloaded that I can barely follow any conversations at all. I can't go out two evenings in a row, I once went to a three day hen night and after that I was so exhausted I became physically unwell.

I haven't found a strategy for making it less tiring, I just try and spread social occasions out as widely as possible so I don't get so worn out. I turn down the majority of invites, and often send Mr Silky Sifaka on his own. Of the invites I accept, I panic and cancel around half of them. I only go to things that I absolutely cannot get out of, and that's quite enough socialising for me.