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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    5 hours ago

    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

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

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        56 minutes ago

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