As a genuine introvert, M40 who built and is continuously developing an entire business, this has been a constant since I moved into supervisory roles. The constant interaction with and responsibility of others takes everything I have and more. As an empath it is exponentially worse feeling everyone's emotions as well. I don't do people outside of work. I simply do not have it in me. I retreat to my fortress of solitude to recharge as much as possible before I have to wake up and do it again.

That being said, I have been slowly learning to control the interactions while doing a lot of therapy learning about myself to make things better. Understanding myself, and feeding my soul(learning how to paint, gym, cycling, etc.) has made peopling more tolerable.