Strung.

Have you ever felt strung before? Like you're just worn out, and for some reason, got circumstantially caught socially and was thus subjected to enforced sociability?

It sucked, I'm pretty sure - I suffered that just yesterevening, when I was duly, if accidentally, strung.

I'm sure you would have had the odd day of fatigue when you just want some time by yourself, to read, be quiet, away from excitement and loud noises - some people call that being an old fogey but I call that quality time, never mind - the point is. The point is, you don't prevent these things, because you can't.

So when it happens, you hibernate, intensively. Or find some easy and reticent company, that will be a companionable source of silence. And you ought to feel better.

I know I will, once I get enough rest, enough geeking out before the computer, and sufficient silken silence. But meanwhile, I gotta lick my "psychic" wounds. Ouch*