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[quote=Anonymous]When I was a kid it overwhelmed me so much that I used to go tell my mother I was "tired" from the trip there, and she'd send me to go ask my cousin if I could nap on her bed. I wasn't tired. I was bored and my nerves were fried and needed to re-set.

Now I just go hang with someone physically on the fringe. The one or two people prepping in the kitchen (usually an aunt), the socially awkward spouse who doesn't feel like s/he is part of the family yet, etc.  Sometimes I go play with the kids if they're not in shrieky mode. Sitting on the floor playing puzzles can be relaxing.

You know how at the end of a party some people are all "I talked to every single person there! TWICE!" and others are all "I got to know Julie REALLY well!"? Well, I'm the second person.

Also, I collapse after a party. Nothing is planned for after it. Go home, sit by myself, zone out. I sleep really hard that night. I would NEVER do one of those house-share things, because it'd be way too much for me. [/quote]

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