Is it normal that if i don't talk to people a lot i become antisocial?
Normally I am the kind of person who will go up to people and introduce myself. I have a lot of friends and I am usually a major participant in conversations, the "life of the party" stereotype.
However, I constantly feel this need to continue to talk to people. If I stop for any reason - a few days to a week - I will become extremely antisocial very quickly.
For example, over the summer my high school friends had moved on and my college friends were at home, so I spent a fair amount of time alone. I found myself avoiding offers to hang out or do things, when normally I would gladly accept those offers. It's like after a week of being alone I start to "slide" back into antisociability. When I finally get back together with people, it's like it's difficult for me to make conversation and I feel awkward and shy-- like I'm relearning my social habits all over again.
IIN?