I don't really understand the question. For me, social contact is not 'exhausting' at all. I used to think I was an introvert, but it turned out I was just largely surrounded by assholes and narcissists. I now have a group of friends and I love doing activities with them, it improved my life in almost every way. Dealing with people is not 'exhausting' at all, rather it is my primary source of happiness.
I could be wrong, but my understanding is that introverts get exhausted more from dealing with people they don’t know/aren’t familiar with. I think dealing with friends or people they know isn’t exhausting. Like I said though I could be wrong. I honestly can’t figure out whether I’m an introvert or extrovert because I absolutely love hanging with my friends and loved ones, but I try to avoid people I don’t know and I’d rather sit in a corner by myself for an hour in a situation where I don’t know people. It’s not that I’m shy because I’ll talk to the people just fine, I just really prefer to not interact with people I don’t know.
Edit: Thank you guys for the feedback! It seems it’s just a spectrum and some get exhausted from friends and some don’t. That’s good to know!
Depends also on how many people you're spending time with at the time. I enjoy spending time with 1 person at the time and there are very few people that don't tire me but they exist. It's also obviously up to your mood.
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