1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Recently, I found myself at a big family party. Even though I liked everyone there,&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;was happy to be there, it did remind me how hours-long parties can wear on me, no matter how much I like the people there. Here are my tips on how to deal with overwhelm at long parties. Related content on my blog:&amp;nbsp; Handling Criticism (Episode 38) Enjoy parties for the first time ever...take 2 cars! A blog post where I grump about not doing well at a party Do you like the show?&amp;nbsp;If you enjoy my podcast and&amp;nbsp;blog, if you find it&amp;nbsp;helpful, uplifting, or entertaining, that's awesome! Would you consider&amp;nbsp;giving just $1 per episode? Check out my Patreon page to see how it works. You can get special rewards, too! Podcast music attribution: Bust This Bust That (Professor Kliq) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0&amp;nbsp; The Highly Sensitive Person Podcast http://www.highlysensitiveperson.net <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/3660962/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/9361985