Many people just love to chat – to friends, colleagues, children, pets, shop assistants, bank tellers and partners. For these people, isolation and lockdown was very lonely. If you’re one of them, you might be surprised at how difficult and exhausting it is to suddenly have to interact so much again with others now that life is returning to normal. For others, in particular those who were previously on the verge of social anxiety, the pandemic was a major setback. Initially, it might have felt like a relief to interact less with others, but the flip side is that the return to social events can feel overwhelming now, and have a real impact on mental
