Antisocial

I’m currently 33 weeks pregnant with my first. I definitely have noticed I feel extremely antisocial, and I just don’t want to make small talk in my office job I would rather sit in a back office for 8 hours on my own. I feel like my coworkers of course know I’m in my third trimester but I feel bad I just can’t muster enough energy to socialize and be bubbly. No one has done anything untoward to me but I just am in my head others think I may be a grouch or awkward? Has anyone experienced this, and did it get better?

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I was like this my whole pregnancy. I did not have the energy to interact with anyone. People would drain me so quickly. I felt like I was being rude, but everyone made me super exhausted to talk to and be around. I had zero patience for people. Before and after pregnancy I could talk to my grandma all day everyday for hours. When I was pregnant I avoided her. It made me feel bad.

I feel this! I honestly have become a hermit since being pregnant. I think about other mammals who tend to isolate before giving birth and try to remind myself that it’s biologically normal

Most definitely, anti l-social social club and lonely at the same time 😩 I stay annoyed that my friends have ghosted since I’ve told them I’m pregnant but also refuse to call anyone because I don’t want to be bothered. Do get me started with work small talk, especially working remotely.

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