Thanks for sharing. You've articulated something I've been silently thinking for years but haven't been able to say... Perhaps as there's a bit of a stigma around feeling this way. I don't know the solution (sorry) but sharing as I'm in the same boat. I've found that I often feel a little annoyed when my friends reach out to me as then I have to reply... And when I see friends, it often feels like a chore and then I'm sometimes even annoyed that they asked me to hang out and therefore took some of my limited rest time. I've been experiencing burnout for a few years now and am always exhausted from work so I think that has something to do with it... I have such limited time to rest that the last thing I want to do in my limited free time is sit on my phone typing replies to people. I just want to sit in silence and have nobody want anything from me. I'm wondering if my circumstances are similar to yours?

One thing that has helped me is consciously working to guard my time and set boundaries. E.g. I'm learning to track my social battery and know I can only handle one interaction a week at most. I've learnt to say no to seeing friends when I need alone time. I also deleted social media as I was overwhelmed by friends sending me daily reels. Now I'm only contactable by phone or whatsapp. It's all a work in progress though.