Do you find yourself drained after talking to someone?

I find myself drained after talking to someone that is always negative. For me, I like talking with people but when people are so negative about life and I am trying to get them to see the positive things in life and they can't grasp it....it is definitely draining.

I guess your personality is an introverted type of a person. I think you have gotten the traits of an introvert people where they usually are not keen of socializing with other people and they are not the type of person that loves to talk with people. I guess there is nothing wrong with that. It is just your personality doesn't fit and I think you cannot do anything about that unless you push yourself to change it but I know that is difficult.

For me, it depends on whom I am talking to - some people are just harder to talk to than others. If you've been like this your whole life, than maybe this is just part of your personality. But this could also be a sign of depression or anxiety, so it really depends on what else is going on in your life.

Hi, I always feel that way and I thought that it is just normal. I remember my father would always defend me when someone would tell my mom that I am a snob. I know that it is wrong but I don't like neighbors asking me the same question every morning. I know that they are just being nice to greet me when I pass their house but I really don't like it. I honestly feel that it was nonsense to ask me repeatedly if I was going to school when she knew already that I go to school everyday. I also feel drained when my callers would make long introduction and won't go straight to the point when asking. I also don't talk much at home and in the office. I would just talk to them if they are the ones who started it but I usually avoid long conversations.

If you're engaged in a long conversation with someone and the topics you discuss require a lot of thinking it is not surprising to feel drained after a while.It happens to me as well,even when I participate in a very interesting conversation to feel tired after a while.Of course,if I feel that my resources of concentration are almost over I try to end the conversation in a polite manner so as not to make the person I talk to feel offended.

I am not a psychiatrist but this might be reason(I think)! If we think something as work, we'll be in the intention to finish as it as soon as possible but we won't get the interest to do it. This will happen when we are doing uninterested works, so this might be the reason for your problem.

sometimes it happens that we have to be with some boring persons or have to do some stereotype jobs like a marketing person. in such cases where we have no other choice than to be in that situation, we feel exhausted while coming out of it. if you are in a profession like that, try to get changed to another one.

I do not enjoy speaking in general.. so I feel like this a lot. There are also people that we refer to as leeches.. or psychic vampires.. as the energies they put off are negative... These people typically have annoying behaviors and hurt themselves and others around them with their behavior.. Thus making it feel "draining" to speak to them. I don't think that you need to find a psychiatrist (:

I am more of a listener than a talker. When I do have something to say to someone and I need to talk in length or in intense conversation, my throat would always get itchy. I often need to stop myself first, or drink a bit of water before continuing. I don't know what it is, but sometimes I feel it has something to do with the emotions I have during the conversation. I don't feel physically tired, but I can feel my voice start to change as I am about to cough if I continue talking.

In my case I get drained of energy when I speak a person not stop and And then I don't have anything left to talk about. Maybe your mind is not ready for the conversation. It is all up to the mind I guess. Well there nothing wrong with you. You can try not thinking about it. have a wonderful day and thanks for sharing. smile

Could it be PMS? I know I am different at least 1 week before my period. Oh actually its my husband or my colleagues who know it more than I do! they get scared every month! hahaha.

I really don't know how it is for you but in some occasions, I did feel this because I don't know if it's my ability to converse properly, or the person's ability to comprehend that is lacking that we have to go around in circles before we can even agree (or disagree) on something. For the sake of conversation, I try my best to make the person I'm talking to understand and yet her replies still pertain to something else entirely. Talks like that,drain me.

Guess you're just tired. You might think it's because of the conversation you had but maybe it's a result of your other routine. Or..maybe it's just because you are using your brain too much. You are thinking and you felt exhausted after you discuss thoughts inside your head. If not, better ask your doctor :)

if you talk too much it will be drain and it is really but i think you can do more better and try to cut down the sentence in a wise way,i always do that

I think this is normal. We usually don't enjoy talking with people whom we're not familiar with and who are not pleasant, who are always talking about themselves or about bad, sad, unfortunate, horrible, and difficult things, and who criticize almost everything. Sometimes though, we need to adjust to people in certain circumstances when we can't leave immediately, such as meetings, weddings, wakes, etc.

Oh yeah you are normal because I consider myself normal. You see I have this friend from another country I met in an online chat that no longer exist now. We still communicate though. Every time we talk, he just drains me so. Why is that? He would talk and talk all the time, not giving me a chance to talk about my day. That wouldn't drain me much if he wasn't telling me how awful his life is and how he and his girlfriend would fight over petty things. It's his negativity that's draining me out.

I think it's totally normal. Recently i feel exhausted and am almost crazy. I feel annoyed and empty after talking to someone. Compare with that, i would rather read asome book and have a time all by myself. More often, i need to be alone and think what i think. I'm tired of staying my home. I'm easy to be upset. Yeah! It also happened from the past. But whatever i think it's normal for you to have this feeling and if you really think it makes some trouble, you'd better turn to see a doctor. It can be a very useful way to relax you and understand you better.

hey! I have the same problem too :D The worst is I don't need to talk to someone for a period of time to be so exhausted. I only have to take a walk with she/he/them even without talking - I always find myself so exhausted after a couple hours. It makes me avoiding some meeting with people. Actually I'm an introvert person, but I don't know if I'm an anti-social or not.