社交电量耗尽

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I've finally accepted that I have a social battery, 我终于接受了自己是有社交电量的，

and it does not last very long. 而且根本撑不了多久。

I can be warm, chatty, 我可以很热情、很健谈，

fully present at a gathering for about two hours. 在聚会上全情投入大概两个小时。

And then, almost like a switch, I'm done. 然后就像按了开关一样，我突然就断电了。

My energy just drains out, 精力一下子被彻底掏空，

and I start counting the minutes until I can go home. 我开始一分一秒地数着什么时候能回家。

For years I felt guilty about this, 这么多年来我一直为此感到内疚，

like I was being rude or antisocial. 觉得自己既不礼貌又不合群。

Now I understand it's just how I'm built. 现在我懂了，我天生就是这个样子的。

Some people get charged up by a crowd. 有些人是在人群里充电，

I get charged up by leaving it. 我则是靠离开人群来回血。

So I plan around it. 所以我开始顺应这一点来做安排。

I show up, I give people 我会露面，展现给大家

the good version of me while it lasts, 自己状态尚好时最好的那一面，

and then I leave before I turn into a tired, quiet shell. 然后赶在自己变成一具疲惫又沉默的空壳前离开。

Knowing my limit actually makes me better company. 清楚自己的极限，反而让我变得更好相处了。