I have pretty much given up on being social at all any more because of how much I seem to resist it, even though I WANT to go out and do things and make more friends and be consistent. But it’s just so exhausting, I dissociate when I’m out and about unless I’m drunk, I get super anxious about what to talk about, etc etc. I’ve been going to punk and metal shows for like 20+ years but now I pretty much have resigned myself to the fact that I just am not gonna go anymore because I just disappoint myself again and again after I tell myself I wanna go, but then when it comes down to it I figure out a way to just avoid it. And that makes me sad.
I’m AuDHD, and currently exploring meds. Has anyone noticed an impoved ability to socialize/go out in public when medicated?
Ritalin made socializing even harder.
Wellbutrin was quite positive for socializing.
Just my limited experience.
Do you mind sharing how they affected your sociability?
Sure.
With Ritalin, I was more withdrawn and sometimes depressive or paranoid.
With Wellbutrin, I was more upbeat and happy, which made people react more positively to me.
That’s at least my experience. Yours may be different.