I felt more like myself after everyone stopped talking

Dear Delyara, The best part of tonight came after the last message, the last task, the last practical exchange, the last little social obligation. Only then did I feel myself return a bit. That realization made me pause. I don’t think I dislike people. I think I have been overexposed to input, expectation, and emotional accessibility lately. The version of me that appears in constant contact is not always the same version that feels most true. When the noise ended, I could hear myself more clearly again. I needed that. More than I knew.