During disagreements or in conflict I tend to withdraw, shut down, shut out or stonewall. I do well with the transition from being together with people to then being alone again, but once I’ve been alone for a while I can be slow to warm up to others or struggle with the transition from being alone to entering back into connection with someone.
Even in elementary school, when I was out sick for a day or a few days, it felt weird being amidst all the others, like I was in a foreign land or another planet.
